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Lif Dağı

Located in Kızıltepe İlçesi, Mardin Province Coordinates: 37°16′14″ N 40°30′44″ E

Map showing the location of Lif Dağı Lif Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
783 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yurderi
2 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
MQM Mardin Airport12 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport66 km

About Lif Dağı

Lif Dağı is a mountain. Location: Kızıltepe İlçesi, Mardin Province. Elevation: 783 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Mardin Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Aslan Tepe and Hız Dağı.

Climate of Lif Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 4° · Rain 57 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 11 km southeast19°
  • Viranşehir · 67 km west18°
  • Cizre · 148 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (90 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 Lif Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°15°20°27°34°39°38°34°26°17°10°
Average low (°C)-2°0°3°7°12°17°21°20°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)90848374366113325786

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Lif Dağı

The nearest airport is Mardin Airport (MQM), 12 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kızıltepe, 11 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 12 kmsoutheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 66 kmsoutheast
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 74 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 11 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 21 kmeast
  • Viranşehir Population: 154.2K 67 kmwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 76 kmnorth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 88 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lif Dağı

Within 100 km: 163 historic and cultural sites, 743 natural sites, 218 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Kalagoz Tepesi Mountain 14 kmN
  • Karaburun Tepe Mountain 14 kmW
  • Ali Tepe Mountain 19 kmN
  • Eskibağlar Tepesi Mountain 17 kmN

25–60 km317 places

  • Göksu Barajı Lake 45 kmN
  • Dumluca Baraj Göleti Lake 37 kmNW
  • Künreş Sulama Göleti Lake 48 kmNW
  • Şerefli Sulama Göleti Lake 51 kmNW

60–100 km772 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 69 kmNE
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 99 kmNW
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 72 kmNE
  • Çiftgöller Lake 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yurderi Village, Kızıltepe İlçesi
    2 km SE
  • Doğanlı Village, Kızıltepe İlçesi
    2.5 km W
  • Arakapı Village, Kızıltepe İlçesi
    2.3 km NE
  • Yüsektepe Village, Kızıltepe İlçesi
    2.1 km S
  • Hacıhasan Village, Kızıltepe İlçesi
    4.7 km S
  • Örencik Village, Kızıltepe İlçesi
    5.2 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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