- Population
- 254
- 254
- Elevation
- 1,176 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- EZS Elazığ Airport61 km
- BGG Bingöl Airport69 km
About Darıkent
Darıkent is a village. Location: Mazgirt İlçesi, Tunceli Province. Population: 254. Elevation: 1,176 m.
Darıkent (Kurdish: Moxendî) is a village in the Mazgirt District, Tunceli Province, Turkey. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). The village is populated by Kurds of the Bamasur and Hormek tribes and had a population of 254 in 2021.
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Population of Darıkent over time
| 2013 | 426 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 381 | |
| 2015 | 347 | |
| 2016 | 325 | |
| 2017 | 313 | |
| 2018 | 311 | |
| 2019 | 283 | |
| 2020 | 256 | |
| 2021 | 254 | |
| 2022 | 253 | |
| 2023 | 253 | |
| 2024 | 247 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Darıkent
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 102 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Viranşehir · 193 km south18°
- Kızıltepe · 208 km south19°
- Suruç · 252 km southwest20°
- Hottest month
- July (day 34°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- December (126 mm)
- Driest month
- August (3 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 4° | 11° | 17° | 23° | 29° | 34° | 34° | 30° | 21° | 12° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 2° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 100 | 101 | 105 | 73 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 102 | 126 |
How to get to Darıkent
The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 60 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 61 kmsouthwest
- Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 69 kmeast
- Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 86 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 60 kmsouthwest
- Bingoel Population: 128.9K 60 kmeast
- Erzincan Population: 150.7K 90 kmnorth
- Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 122 kmsouth
- Siverek Population: 175.3K 141 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Darıkent
Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 299 natural sites, 325 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km33 places
- Ziri Dağı Mountain 19 kmSW
- Kölerik Tepesi Mountain 16 kmNW
- Kırklar Dağı Mountain 19 kmNW
- Düzgünbaba Tepesi Mountain 18 kmN
25–60 km193 places
- Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 45 kmSW
- Özlüce Barajı Lake 39 kmNE
- Cayit Barajı Lake 46 kmE
- Yeldağı Tepe Mountain 30 kmN
60–100 km407 places
- Lake Hazar Lake 63 kmSW
- Dipni Barajı Lake 68 kmSE
- Koç Gölü Lake 72 kmNW
- Yedi Göller Lake 93 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Göğem Dere River, Tunceli Province8 km S
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Çat Dere River, Tunceli Province8 km SE
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Kırklar Dağı Mountain, Mazgirt İlçesi16 km NW
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Sindamtaşı Tepesi Mountain, Mazgirt İlçesi16 km NW
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Hayran Deresi River, Tunceli Province9.4 km NE
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Bulanık Dere River, Elazığ9.5 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources