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Village

Karaz

Located in Kocaköy İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 38°18′00″ N 40°30′00″ E

Map showing the location of Karaz Karaz
Location in Turkey
Elevation
954 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
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Airports
DIY Diyarbakır Airport52 km
BGG Bingöl Airport63 km

About Karaz

Karaz is a village. Location: Kocaköy İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province. Elevation: 954 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Uğur Deresi and Uğur Dere.

Climate of Karaz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 124 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 136 km southwest18°
  • Cizre · 183 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (105 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 Karaz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°12°18°24°32°37°37°32°24°14°7°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°2°6°11°16°20°19°14°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)105101105965412225447797

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Karaz

The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), 52 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Diyarbakır, 50 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 52 kmsouthwest
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 63 kmnorth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 68 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 50 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 65 kmnorth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 72 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 112 kmsouth
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 119 kmwest

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

Day trips from Karaz

Within 100 km: 96 historic and cultural sites, 768 natural sites, 424 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Üçkatmerli Dağ Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Kilise Dağı Mountain 11 kmE
  • Gazi Tepe Mountain 17 kmN
  • Babik Dağı Mountain 16 kmN

25–60 km398 places

  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 52 kmSW
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 58 kmSE
  • Çiftgöller Lake 57 kmSE
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 56 kmSE

60–100 km848 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 91 kmSE
  • Lake Hazar Lake 98 kmW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 96 kmNW
  • Puro Gölü Lake 61 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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