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Village

Yüksek

Located in Yenişehir, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 38°01′10″ N 40°10′38″ E

Map showing the location of Yüksek Yüksek
Location in Turkey
Elevation
726 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
DIY Diyarbakır Airport14 km
BAL Batman Airport83 km

About Yüksek

Yüksek is a village. Location: Yenişehir, Diyarbakır Province. Elevation: 726 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Ayran Tepe and Masferuş Tepesi.

Climate of Yüksek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 96 km southwest18°
  • Kızıltepe · 99 km south19°
  • Cizre · 193 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
March (86 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Yüksek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°14°20°26°34°38°37°33°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°11°17°22°21°15°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)838086784510114356281

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Yüksek

The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), 14 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Diyarbakır, 12 km to the south.

Airports

  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 14 kmsouth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 83 kmeast
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 97 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 12 kmsouth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 81 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 85 kmeast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 93 kmsoutheast
  • Viranşehir Population: 154.2K 96 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Yüksek

Within 100 km: 84 historic and cultural sites, 671 natural sites, 361 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 17 kmW
  • Gözegölü Sulama Göleti Lake 12 kmSW
  • Kabaklı Sulama Göleti Lake 15 kmSE
  • Masferuş Tepesi Mountain 9 kmSW

25–60 km328 places

  • İbrahim Göl Lake 58 kmE
  • Soğan Göl Lake 58 kmE
  • Keşki Göl Lake 58 kmE
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 50 kmN

60–100 km754 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 93 kmSE
  • Lake Hazar Lake 85 kmNW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 92 kmNW
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 62 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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