Hilvan district, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Places to visit near Çaylarbaşı
Çaylarbaşı is a town in Hilvan district, Şanlıurfa, Turkey. Within 50 km by road there are 44 places to visit — 11 hill stations & viewpoints, 16 forts & heritage, 10 mosques & dargahs and 1 waterfalls. The must-see places are Atatürk Reservoir (31 km), Ehli Beyt Camii (45 km) and Nemrut Mountain National Park (48 km).
Çaylarbaşı at a glance
- Location
- Hilvan district, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
- Coordinates
- 37.7001° N, 39.0097° E
- Places within 50 km
- 44 (4 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- October to February for cool, clear air for hill stations & viewpoints; October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for mosques & dargahs
Top places to visit near Çaylarbaşı
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Çaylarbaşı: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- Atatürk ReservoirLakes & Dams · KâhtaMust-see
- Fik TepeHills · HilvanNotable
- Tille HöyükForts · KâhtaNotable
- Yuvacalı MoundForts · HilvanNotable
- Hacıhıdır DamLakes & Dams · SiverekNotable
- KepirkuyuForts · SiverekNotable
- Old Hilvan Hilltop FortressForts · HilvanNotable
- Ehli Beyt CamiiMosques · KâhtaMust-see
- Haci Omer ShrineForts · HilvanNotable
- AncozForts · KâhtaNotable
- Nemrut Mountain National ParkWildlife · KâhtaMust-see
- Büyüktülük TepeHills · HilvanNotable
More places near Çaylarbaşı
- Euphrates Cliffs · viewpoint · Siverek · ~28 km
- Mount Nemrut · viewpoint · Kâhta · ~49 km · Must-see
- Nevalı Çori · fort · Karaköprü · ~51 km · Must-see
- Old House Foundations · fort · Karaköprü · ~31 km
- Arsameia · fort · Kâhta · ~52 km · Must-see
- Karakus Tumulus · fort · Kâhta · ~52 km · Must-see
- Abdalağa Türbesi · fort · Siverek · ~33 km
- Kurugöl Tepe · viewpoint · Hilvan · ~34 km
- Severan Bridge · fort · Kâhta · ~55 km · Must-see
- Hayriye Cami · dargah · Siverek · ~35 km
- Siverek Kalesi · fort · Siverek · ~35 km
- Siverek Castle · dargah · Çermik · ~35 km
Things to see near Çaylarbaşı, by type
Hill stations & viewpoints near Çaylarbaşı
67 hill stations & viewpoints within 100 km of Çaylarbaşı. The closest is Fik Tepe (12 km). Best time: october to february for cool, clear air.
- Fik Tepe · viewpoint · Hilvan · ~12 km
- Büyüktülük Tepe · viewpoint · Hilvan · ~28 km
- Euphrates Cliffs · viewpoint · Siverek · ~28 km
- Mount Nemrut · viewpoint · Kâhta · ~49 km · Must-see
- Kurugöl Tepe · viewpoint · Hilvan · ~34 km
- Taşdağı Tepe · viewpoint · Karaköprü · ~35 km
Forts & heritage near Çaylarbaşı
67 forts & heritage within 100 km of Çaylarbaşı. The closest is Tille Höyük (15 km). Best time: october to february.
- Tille Höyük · fort · Kâhta · ~15 km
- Yuvacalı Mound · fort · Hilvan · ~20 km
- Kepirkuyu · fort · Siverek · ~21 km
- Old Hilvan Hilltop Fortress · fort · Hilvan · ~24 km
- Haci Omer Shrine · fort · Hilvan · ~25 km
- Ancoz · fort · Kâhta · ~27 km
Mosques & dargahs near Çaylarbaşı
44 mosques & dargahs within 100 km of Çaylarbaşı. The closest is Hayriye Cami (35 km); the best-known is Ehli Beyt Camii (45 km). Best time: year-round.
- Ehli Beyt Camii · dargah · Kâhta · ~45 km · Must-see
- Hayriye Cami · dargah · Siverek · ~35 km
- Siverek Castle · dargah · Çermik · ~35 km
- Sulu Camii · dargah · Siverek · ~35 km
- Haliliye Mosque · dargah · Çermik · ~35 km
- Gülabi Bey Mosque · dargah · Çermik · ~35 km
Waterfalls near Çaylarbaşı
12 waterfalls within 100 km of Çaylarbaşı. The closest is Şelale Park (37 km). Best time: july to january, best august to november right after rains.
- Şelale Park · waterfall · Ergani · ~37 km
- Şanlıurfa Şelale · waterfall · Eyyübiye · ~81 km · Must-see
- Miyelan Şelalesi · waterfall · Çermik · ~66 km
- Çermik Şelale Park · waterfall · Çermik · ~76 km
- Akay Şelale Park · waterfall · Çermik · ~76 km
- Urfa Şelalesi · waterfall · Adıyaman · ~78 km
Lakes, dams & reservoirs near Çaylarbaşı
10 lakes, dams & reservoirs within 100 km of Çaylarbaşı. The closest is Hacıhıdır Dam (20 km); the best-known is Atatürk Reservoir (31 km). Best time: august to december when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
- Atatürk Reservoir · lake · Kâhta · ~31 km · Must-see
- Hacıhıdır Dam · lake · Siverek · ~20 km
- Balıklıgöl · lake · Eyyübiye · ~81 km · Must-see
- Hasancık Göleti · lake · Adıyaman · ~63 km
- Gözebaşı Göleti · lake · Adıyaman · ~69 km
- Soydan Sulama Göleti · lake · Ergani · ~69 km
Caves near Çaylarbaşı
10 caves within 100 km of Çaylarbaşı. The closest is Sarinc Magara (48 km). Best time: year-round.
- Sarinc Magara · cave · Pütürge · ~48 km
- Arsemeia · cave · Kâhta · ~51 km
- Pirin Caves · cave · Adıyaman · ~79 km
- Palanlı Mağarası · cave · Adıyaman · ~80 km
- Kızılkoyun Mağaraları · cave · Eyyübiye · ~80 km
- İnka Mağaraları · cave · Siverek · ~81 km
A one-day trip from Çaylarbaşı
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 126 km on the road.
- Start in Çaylarbaşı
- 15 km Tille Höyük · heritage site, Kâhta
- 17 km Atatürk Reservoir · reservoir, Kâhta
- 34 km Fik Tepe · viewpoint, Hilvan
- 11 km Yuvacalı Mound · heritage site, Hilvan
- 29 km Hacıhıdır Dam · dam, Siverek
- 20 km Back to Çaylarbaşı
Plan a longer trip from Çaylarbaşı — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
From travellers near Çaylarbaşı
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How to reach Çaylarbaşı
All places near Çaylarbaşı by distance
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Sulu Camii · dargah · Siverek · ~35 km
- Haliliye Mosque · dargah · Çermik · ~35 km
- Gülabi Bey Mosque · dargah · Çermik · ~35 km
- Hamidiye Camii · dargah · Siverek · ~35 km
- Terziler Evi · fort · Siverek · ~35 km
- Koçali Baba Türbesi · fort · Siverek · ~35 km
- Hasan Çelebi Cami · dargah · Siverek · ~35 km
- Hacı Pınar Çeşmesi · fort · Siverek · ~35 km
- Hacı Ömer Camii · dargah · Siverek · ~35 km
- Karakeçi Camii · dargah · Siverek · ~35 km
- Taşdağı Tepe · viewpoint · Karaköprü · ~35 km
- Gerger Castle · fort · Gerger · ~36 km
- Şelale Park · waterfall · Ergani · ~37 km
- Dökme Tepe · viewpoint · Haliliye · ~38 km
- Nişangah Tepesi · viewpoint · Siverek · ~38 km
- Deliali Tepe · viewpoint · Hilvan · ~39 km
- Karapınar Tepesi · viewpoint · Hilvan · ~40 km
- Şeyh Ömeri Nurani Türbesi · fort · Kâhta · ~44 km
- Kaş Tepe · viewpoint · Karaköprü · ~45 km
- Titriş Höyük · fort · Karaköprü · ~48 km
- Sarinc Magara · cave · Pütürge · ~48 km
- Doğu Terası · fort · Pütürge · ~49 km
- Nemrut Dağ · sanctuary · Kâhta · ~49 km
- Nimrud Dag · attraction · Kâhta · ~49 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Samosata · fort · Samsat · ~61 km · Must-see
- Göbekli Tepe · fort · Haliliye · ~67 km · Must-see
- Arsemeia · cave · Kâhta · ~51 km
- Eski Kale · fort · Kâhta · ~52 km
- Haydarlar Mountain · viewpoint · Gerger · ~52 km
- Yeni Kale · fort · Kâhta · ~52 km
- Nevali Çori · fort · Karaköprü · ~53 km
- Evrisek Dağı · viewpoint · Gerger · ~54 km
- Hz. Safvan Bin Muattal Türbesi (Sahabe) · fort · Samsat · ~55 km
- Mahmut Tepesi · viewpoint · Haliliye · ~55 km
- Mor Bar Sauma Monastery · Buddhist site · Pütürge · ~55 km
- Karakolik Dağı · viewpoint · Karaköprü · ~56 km
- Çermik Ulu Camii · dargah · Çermik · ~77 km · Must-see
- Gür Tepe · viewpoint · Bozova · ~57 km
- Bağ Tepesi · viewpoint · Karaköprü · ~57 km
- Karakeçi Höyüğü · fort · Siverek · ~58 km
- Boz Tepesi · viewpoint · Karaköprü · ~59 km
- Kedolan Tepesi · viewpoint · Sincik · ~59 km
- Urfa Kent Müzesi · museum · Eyyübiye · ~80 km · Must-see
- Şanlıurfa Arkeoloji Müzesi · museum · Eyyübiye · ~80 km · Must-see
- Şanlıurfa Ulu Mosque · dargah · Eyyübiye · ~80 km · Must-see
- Balıklıgöl · lake · Eyyübiye · ~81 km · Must-see
- Adıyaman Museum · museum · Adıyaman · ~81 km · Must-see
- Adıyaman Ulu Camii · dargah · Adıyaman · ~81 km · Must-see
- Şanlıurfa Şelale · waterfall · Eyyübiye · ~81 km · Must-see
- Ayı Dağı · viewpoint · Gerger · ~61 km
- Kara Tepe · viewpoint · Karaköprü · ~62 km
- Hasancık Göleti · lake · Adıyaman · ~63 km
- Kıran · fort · Siverek · ~63 km
- Günışıkdağ Tepe · viewpoint · Karaköprü · ~63 km
- Koru Dağı · viewpoint · Çermik · ~63 km
- Som Tepesi · viewpoint · Pütürge · ~64 km
- Kalecik Dağı · viewpoint · Karaköprü · ~64 km
- Korukezen · fort · Karaköprü · ~65 km
- Miyelan Şelalesi · waterfall · Çermik · ~66 km
- Ayanlar Höyük · fort · Karaköprü · ~87 km · Must-see
- Katran Dağı · viewpoint · Çüngüş · ~67 km
- Old Water Pumping Station · fort · Adıyaman · ~68 km
- Tilmen Höyüğü · fort · Karaköprü · ~68 km
- Eski Lojmanlar · fort · Adıyaman · ~68 km
Count by type (within 100 km)
| Type | Within 50 km | Within 100 km | Nearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 11 | 67 | Fik Tepe (12 km) |
| Forts & heritage | 16 | 67 | Tille Höyük (15 km) |
| Mosques & dargahs | 10 | 44 | Hayriye Cami (35 km) |
| Waterfalls | 1 | 12 | Şelale Park (37 km) |
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 2 | 10 | Hacıhıdır Dam (20 km) |
| Caves | 1 | 10 | Sarinc Magara (48 km) |
| Museums | 0 | 7 | Kurtuluş Müzesi (79 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 2 | 4 | Nemrut Mountain National Park (48 km) |
| Other attractions | 1 | 3 | Nimrud Dag (49 km) |
| Buddhist sites | 0 | 1 | Mor Bar Sauma Monastery (55 km) |
| Churches | 0 | 1 | Germuş Kilisesi (71 km) |
Çaylarbaşı: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near Çaylarbaşı?
Atatürk Reservoir (reservoir, about 31 km), Fik Tepe (viewpoint, about 12 km), Tille Höyük (heritage site, about 15 km), Yuvacalı Mound (heritage site, about 20 km), Hacıhıdır Dam (dam, about 20 km), Kepirkuyu (heritage site, about 21 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Çaylarbaşı?
44 places on Spotwander: 11 hill stations & viewpoints, 16 forts & heritage, 10 mosques & dargahs, 1 waterfall, 2 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Çaylarbaşı?
Fik Tepe, about 12 km by road; Büyüktülük Tepe (28 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Çaylarbaşı?
Tille Höyük, about 15 km by road; Yuvacalı Mound (20 km) is next.
Which is the nearest dargah to Çaylarbaşı?
Hayriye Cami, about 35 km by road; Siverek Castle (35 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Çaylarbaşı?
Start in Çaylarbaşı, visit Tille Höyük, then Atatürk Reservoir, then Fik Tepe, then Yuvacalı Mound, then Hacıhıdır Dam, and drive back — about 126 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near Çaylarbaşı?
October to February for cool, clear air for hill stations & viewpoints; October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for mosques & dargahs.
Towns near Çaylarbaşı
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- Places near Akıncılar · 22 km
- Places near Bucak · 24 km
- Places near Tilfetis · 31 km
- Places near Siverek · 35 km
- Places near Gerger · 35 km
- Places near Ovacık · 36 km
- Places near Narince · 37 km
- Places near Kabahaydar · 42 km
- Places near Kâhta · 44 km
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; Çaylarbaşı’s location and population from GeoNames. Data sources & credits.