How walkable is Diyarbakır?
Diyarbakır has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 9th most walkable of 10 cities ranked in Turkey.
What's within walking distance
874 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Diyarbakır. The nearest grocery is Şok, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and books & libraries.
- Şok330 m · 4 min
- Yenişehir Yenişehir Diyarbakır390 m · 5 min
- Melik Ahmet Sur Diyarbakır530 m · 7 min
- Dsi Ocakbasi Muhterem Usta550 m · 7 min
- Çiğköfteci Hacı Siraç550 m · 7 min
- Ciğerci Hacı Anzele (Başka şubemiz yoktur)630 m · 8 min
- Vodafone180 m · 2 min
- Çiçek Ticaret260 m · 3 min
- Melikahmet Cadesi Yildirim Mermer Ticarete320 m · 4 min
- Diyarbakır Meşhur Kahvaltıcı Ali510 m · 6 min
- Pacman NET CAFE580 m · 7 min
- Tahtakale Ticaret-Çiya çay"590 m · 7 min
- VakıfBank ATM690 m · 9 min
- Bankamatik760 m · 9 min
- Ziraat Bankası Vilayet/Diyarbakır Şubesi840 m · 11 min
- Unnamed park200 m · 3 min
- Sümer pak810 m · 10 min
- Diyarbakır Millet Bahçesi910 m · 11 min
- Melik Ahmet High School280 m · 3 min
- Diyarbakır İmam Hatip lisesi520 m · 6 min
- Amerikan Kültür Koleji580 m · 7 min
- Seyda yayınları530 m · 7 min
- Diyarbakır Esma Ocak Çocuk Kütüphanesi650 m · 8 min
- Kent KİTap KirtasİYe MĞZ AŞ780 m · 10 min
- Diyarbakır Kent Müzesi770 m · 10 min
- Dilan Sineması800 m · 10 min
- ilkiz Otantik Bazaar840 m · 11 min
Measured from the representative point at 37.9091, 40.2271. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 352 street intersections per km², and blocks average 50 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 82 to 100, and Diyarbakır's score of 92 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 96 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 92 | Map |
| 1 km south | 90 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 82 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 90 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 268 km | 97 |
| Erbil, Iraq | 388 km | 62 |
| Kayseri, Turkey | 423 km | 93 |
| Adana, Turkey | 444 km | 96 |
| Yerevan, Armenia | 449 km | 92 |
Questions about walking in Diyarbakır
Is Diyarbakır a walkable city?
Yes. Central Diyarbakır has a walkability score of 92 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 9th of 10 cities in Turkey and 115th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Turkey?
Ankara is the most walkable of the 10 cities ranked in Turkey, with a score of 100. Diyarbakır ranks 9th with 92.
How does Diyarbakır compare with nearby cities?
Diyarbakır sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Diyarbakır scores 92, against Gaziantep (97, 268 km away), Erbil (62, 388 km away) and Kayseri (93, 423 km away).
How is Diyarbakır's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Diyarbakır it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.