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Village

Malkaya

Located in Çüngüş İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 38°14′03″ N 39°15′21″ E

Map showing the location of Malkaya Malkaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,264 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport40 km
ADF Adıyaman Airport89 km

About Malkaya

Malkaya is a village. Location: Çüngüş İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province. Elevation: 1,264 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Kilise Dere and Meydankale Dağı.

Climate of Malkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 121 km south18°
  • Suruç · 158 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 164 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (92 mm)
Driest month
August (2 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Malkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°10°17°23°28°33°33°29°21°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°6°11°16°20°19°16°10°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)857989876315326497692

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Malkaya

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 40 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 49 km to the north.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 40 kmnorth
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 89 kmsouthwest
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 91 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 49 kmnorth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 53 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 83 kmwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 92 kmsoutheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 101 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Malkaya

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 232 natural sites, 247 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Zivar Dağı Mountain 16 kmE
  • Piran Dağı Mountain 9 kmNE
  • Meydankale Dağı Mountain 4 kmN
  • Kuşakçı Dağları Mountain 23 kmN

25–60 km135 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 31 kmNE
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 50 kmNE
  • Yüksek Tepe Mountain 27 kmNE
  • Temilbel Tepe Mountain 44 kmSW

60–100 km316 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 91 kmW
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 67 kmE
  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 91 kmSW
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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