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Village

Ballıkaya

Located in Silopi İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°20′04″ N 42°39′05″ E

Map showing the location of Ballıkaya Ballıkaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
949 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
KAC Qamishli International Airport134 km

About Ballıkaya

Ballıkaya is a village. Location: Silopi İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 949 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Geren Dağı and Çoban Dağı.

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 · 19 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 41 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 184 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
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°14°19°26°32°37°37°33°25°16°10°
Average low (°C)0°1°5°9°14°19°23°23°19°13°7°3°
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, 19 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 53 kmwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 134 kmwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 139 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 19 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 41 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 144 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 148 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ballıkaya

Within 100 km: 138 historic and cultural sites, 731 natural sites, 330 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 5 kmNW
  • Gora Myukhrina Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Meşe Dağı Mountain 10 kmN
  • Gora Khanke Mountain 21 kmNE

25–60 km332 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 40 kmNE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 41 kmNE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 40 kmNE
  • Herkül Dağı Mountain 46 kmN

60–100 km789 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 84 kmNW
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 64 kmN
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 82 kmNE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 85 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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