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Village

Balcılar

Located in Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°27′47″ N 42°19′59″ E

Map showing the location of Balcılar Balcılar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
717 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober–November
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport27 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport113 km

About Balcılar

Balcılar is a village. Location: Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 717 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October–November. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Yeditepeler Dağı and Kursiyeşırbın Tepesi.

Climate of Balcılar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (116 mm)
Driest month
August (0 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 Balcılar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°11°15°21°28°35°39°39°35°26°18°11°
Average low (°C)1°2°6°10°15°20°24°23°19°13°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)1091081081014941023576116

Other places to visit in this season: April May October November

How to get to Balcılar

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 27 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 20 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 27 kmsouthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 113 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 20 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 116 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 142 kmwest

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

Day trips from Balcılar

Within 100 km: 214 historic and cultural sites, 1,017 natural sites, 354 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km82 places

  • Namaz Dağı Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Güllüce Dağı Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Koru Tepe Mountain 12 kmN
  • Cudiziyarreti Tepesi Mountain 18 kmSE

25–60 km595 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 53 kmNW
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 49 kmN
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 56 kmE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 58 kmE

60–100 km908 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 100 kmE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 90 kmNW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 84 kmNW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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