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Gelinkaya

Located in Midyat İlçesi, Mardin Province Coordinates: 37°25′02″ N 41°16′10″ E

Map showing the location of Gelinkaya Gelinkaya
Location in Turkey
Population
6,470
6.5K
Elevation
949 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
KAC Qamishli International Airport45 km
BAL Batman Airport58 km

About Gelinkaya

Gelinkaya is a town. Location: Midyat İlçesi, Mardin Province. Population: 6,470. Elevation: 949 m.

From Wikipedia

Gelinkaya (Arabic: کفر خۆار, romanized: Kafarḥuvar; Syriac: Keferhavro, lit. 'white stone village') is a village in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,542 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). The village is populated by Kurds and Mhallami. It is located in the historic region of Bēth Muḥallam in Tur Abdin.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Gelinkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 5° · Rain 72 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 66 km west19°
  • Cizre · 81 km east20°
  • Silopi · 107 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (104 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 Gelinkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°14°20°27°34°39°38°34°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°7°12°17°21°21°16°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)104103100974871143872104

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Gelinkaya

The nearest airport is Qamishli International Airport (KAC), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mardin, 48 km to the west.

Airports

  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 45 kmsouth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 58 kmnorth
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 60 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 48 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 54 kmnorth
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 66 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 82 kmeast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 82 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gelinkaya

Within 100 km: 272 historic and cultural sites, 1,211 natural sites, 334 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 19 kmN
  • Telimihran Mountains Mountain 15 kmSE
  • Şeyhsaur Tepesi Mountain 23 kmN
  • Bağlarbaşı Tepesi Mountain 19 kmNE

25–60 km726 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 29 kmNW
  • Puro Gölü Lake 58 kmNW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 60 kmNE
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 55 kmNE

60–100 km936 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 72 kmNE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 61 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 63 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 64 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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