Is there a fire near Mardin right now?
Wildfires near Mardin
Updated
8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 6 km ENE, 2 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:29 am local (2026-10-25 23:29 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Mardin, Turkey, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Istanbul).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 8 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 6 km ENE 6 km ENE of Mardin
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 18 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 18 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNE 7 km/h gusts 13 km/h, humidity 69%
Fires near Mardin right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 18 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Mardin, Turkey in the last 24 h. The closest is 6 km ENE of the city centre (6 km ENE of Mardin), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 53 km N (30 km WSW of Batman) with 6 detections; first seen Sun 12 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Turkey there are 195 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Mardin.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km ENE of Mardin | 6 km ENE | 2 | 1 MW | Mon 2:29 am | Mon 2:29 am |
| 45 km ENE of Viranşehir | 52 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 30 km WSW of Batman | 53 km N | 6 | 18 MW | Sun 12:28 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 25 km S of Diyarbakır | 64 km NW | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 31 km E of Diyarbakır | 68 km NNW | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 8 km WNW of Batman | 68 km NNE | 4 | 7 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 37 km SSW of Al Qāmishlī | 70 km SSE | 1 | 8 MW | Sun 12:28 pm | Sun 12:28 pm |
| 11 km E of Diyarbakır | 75 km NNW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 12:28 pm | Sun 12:28 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Mardin is from the NNE at 7 km/h (gusts 13 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 69% and the temperature 12°C.
Mardin is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Mardin air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
The European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.