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Baykan

Located in Baykan İlçesi, Siirt Province Coordinates: 38°09′27″ N 41°46′24″ E

Map showing the location of Baykan Baykan
Location in Turkey
Population
11,346
11.3K
Elevation
743 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport63 km
MSR Muş Airport66 km

About Baykan

Baykan is a city. Location: Baykan İlçesi, Siirt Province. Population: 11,346. Elevation: 743 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Bitlis Çayı and Korekem Dağı.

Climate of Baykan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 84 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 99 km south20°
  • Silopi · 118 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 151 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
March (102 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 Baykan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°14°20°26°33°38°38°33°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-2°0°4°9°13°18°22°22°17°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)921001021025911225508496

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Baykan

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 63 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 29 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 63 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 66 kmnorth
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 92 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 29 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 99 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 118 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 130 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Baykan

Within 100 km: 202 historic and cultural sites, 1,193 natural sites, 427 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km97 places

  • Garzan Barajı Lake 17 kmNW
  • Yorak Dağı Mountain 20 kmN
  • Tandırdağı Tepe Mountain 11 kmNW
  • Rezi Dağı Mountain 15 kmNW

25–60 km706 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 40 kmS
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 28 kmSW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 31 kmSW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 48 kmS

60–100 km1,019 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 80 kmSW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 84 kmNE
  • Şahur Adası Island 98 kmE
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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