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Village

Karakaya

Located in Baykan İlçesi, Siirt Province Coordinates: 38°04′52″ N 41°43′35″ E

Map showing the location of Karakaya Karakaya
Location in Turkey
Population
776
776
Elevation
890 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport56 km
MSR Muş Airport74 km

About Karakaya

Karakaya is a village. Location: Baykan İlçesi, Siirt Province. Population: 776. Elevation: 890 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Deyyir Dağı and Dodan Dağı.

Climate of Karakaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 84 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 93 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 113 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 142 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
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 Karakaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°19°25°32°37°37°33°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°8°12°17°21°21°16°11°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)921001021025911225508496

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Karakaya

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 56 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 25 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 56 kmwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 74 kmnorth
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 85 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 25 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 56 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 93 kmsoutheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 113 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 122 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Karakaya

Within 100 km: 220 historic and cultural sites, 1,255 natural sites, 443 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km207 places

  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 19 kmSW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 21 kmSW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 23 kmN
  • Tandırdağı Tepe Mountain 19 kmN

25–60 km730 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 34 kmSE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 40 kmS
  • Batman Barajı Lake 57 kmW
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 52 kmS

60–100 km981 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 71 kmSW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 92 kmNE
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 74 kmNE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 100 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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