Kandil castle was built on a hill by the Byzantines in the first quarter of the fourth century, to strengthen the castles to the east and to block entry into the Erzen region.
It stands south of the village of Bölükkonak, also called Hergemo, on the old road to Sason, six kilometres north-west of the Kozluk district of Batman.
Getting there
- Access
- 6 km northwest of Kozluk, south of Bölükkonak (Hergemo) village on the old road to Sason.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Batman as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 2.6 °C in January to 30.3 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in March (76 mm) and lightest in July (2 mm). Long-term means for 1952-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
