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Village

Kalkan

Located in Eğil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 38°08′52″ N 40°04′30″ E

Map showing the location of Kalkan Kalkan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
799 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
DIY Diyarbakır Airport30 km
EZS Elazığ Airport85 km

About Kalkan

Kalkan is a village. Location: Eğil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province. Elevation: 799 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Çapur Tepe and Kumluk Dere.

Climate of Kalkan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 3° · Rain 63 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 107 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 115 km southeast19°
  • Suruç · 195 km southwest20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
March (86 mm)
Driest month
August (1 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 Kalkan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°20°26°33°38°37°32°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°11°17°22°21°16°10°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)837986794710214376383

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kalkan

The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), 30 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Diyarbakır, 29 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 30 kmsouth
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 85 kmnorthwest
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 91 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 29 kmsoutheast
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 90 kmnortheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 97 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kalkan

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 557 natural sites, 384 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 12 kmSW
  • Gözegölü Sulama Göleti Lake 19 kmS
  • Masferuş Tepesi Mountain 23 kmS
  • Habip Tepesi Mountain 9 kmNE

25–60 km250 places

  • Dipni Barajı Lake 38 kmNE
  • Beşpınar Göleti Lake 49 kmSE
  • Kabaklı Sulama Göleti Lake 32 kmSE
  • Soydan Sulama Göleti Lake 58 kmSW

60–100 km730 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 70 kmNW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 76 kmNW
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 76 kmSE
  • Çiftgöller Lake 75 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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