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Kurkasay Tepesi

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°36′57″ N 41°21′36″ E

Map showing the location of Kurkasay Tepesi Kurkasay Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,147 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yassıca
2.7 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport41 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport68 km

About Kurkasay Tepesi

Kurkasay Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. Elevation: 1,147 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Şeyhalil Tepesi and Bastıgri Tepe.

Climate of Kurkasay Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 4° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 79 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 84 km southwest19°
  • Silopi · 106 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (110 mm)
Driest month
August (1 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).

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Climate of Kurkasay Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°8°13°18°25°32°37°37°32°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°7°11°16°21°20°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)1071091081065582144281110

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kurkasay Tepesi

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 41 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 36 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 41 kmnorthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 68 kmsouth
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 68 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 62 kmnortheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 80 kmsoutheast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 84 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kurkasay Tepesi

Within 100 km: 283 historic and cultural sites, 1,265 natural sites, 376 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km287 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 21 kmW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 5 kmS
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 14 kmE
  • Çolukan Tepesi Mountain 20 kmN

25–60 km1,015 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 54 kmNE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 52 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 53 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 56 kmNW

60–100 km622 places

  • Batman Barajı Lake 73 kmN
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 98 kmNW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 77 kmN
  • Göksu Barajı Lake 81 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yassıca Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.7 km E
  • Kozlu Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.4 km N
  • Yüceköy Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.2 km SW
  • Karalan Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    3.4 km W
  • Rüzgarlı Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    5.4 km NW
  • Boğazköy Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    5.7 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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