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Village

Ballıkaya

Located in Silopi İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°23′07″ N 42°39′25″ E

Map showing the location of Ballıkaya Ballıkaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,034 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport53 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport134 km

About Ballıkaya

Ballıkaya is a village. Location: Silopi İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 1,034 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Kepyana Dağı and Yeşil Tepe.

Climate of Ballıkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 91 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 23 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 42 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 185 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
March (124 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 Ballıkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°13°19°25°32°37°36°32°24°16°9°
Average low (°C)-1°1°4°9°14°19°23°22°18°13°7°2°
Precipitation (mm)1061211241166451144591113

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Ballıkaya

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 23 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 53 kmwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 134 kmnortheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 136 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 23 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 42 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 139 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 146 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ballıkaya

Within 100 km: 138 historic and cultural sites, 779 natural sites, 355 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 3 kmSW
  • Gora Myukhrina Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Namaz Dağı Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Meşe Dağı Mountain 5 kmNE

25–60 km326 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 59 kmN
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 36 kmNE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 37 kmNE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 35 kmNE

60–100 km840 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 81 kmNW
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 78 kmNE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 83 kmNW
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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