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Village

Araköy

Located in Eğil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 38°14′00″ N 40°13′00″ E

Map showing the location of Araköy Araköy
Location in Turkey
Elevation
843 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
DIY Diyarbakır Airport38 km
BGG Bingöl Airport77 km

About Araköy

Araköy is a village. Location: Eğil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province. Elevation: 843 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Berkilin Çayı and Dicle Nehri.

Climate of Araköy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 3° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 119 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 120 km south19°
  • Cizre · 200 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
March (95 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Araköy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°13°19°26°33°38°38°32°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°11°17°21°20°15°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)948995865112225407089

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Araköy

The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Diyarbakır, 35 km to the south.

Airports

  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 38 kmsouth
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 77 kmnortheast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 86 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 35 kmsouth
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 76 kmnorth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 95 kmsouthwest
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 100 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Araköy

Within 100 km: 69 historic and cultural sites, 599 natural sites, 415 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

  • Habip Tepesi Mountain 7 kmSW
  • Çapur Tepe Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Dalek Tepe Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Delir Pınar Natural site 18 kmSW

25–60 km301 places

  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 28 kmSW
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 26 kmN
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 55 kmE
  • Gözegölü Sulama Göleti Lake 32 kmSW

60–100 km752 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 76 kmW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 79 kmNW
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 70 kmSE
  • Çiftgöller Lake 69 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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