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Çukurca İlçesi

Located in Hakkâri Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°15′18″ N 43°37′16″ E

Map showing the location of Çukurca İlçesi Çukurca İlçesi
Location in Turkey
Population
15,601
15.6K
Elevation
1,366 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
75
listed under Çukurca İlçesi
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport64 km
EBL Erbil International Airport117 km

About Çukurca İlçesi

Çukurca İlçesi is a district. Location: Hakkâri Province, Turkey. Population: 15,601. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Çığlı Suyu and Cevizli Dere.

Climate of Çukurca İlçesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 97 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 102 km west20°
  • Cizre · 127 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 270 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
February (144 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Çukurca İlçesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°16°23°29°34°34°29°21°13°6°
Average low (°C)-5°-3°1°6°11°16°20°20°16°10°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1091441371255931124097107

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Çukurca İlçesi

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 64 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Erbil International Airport (EBL) (117 km). The nearest large city is Silopi, 103 km to the west.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 64 kmnortheast
  • Erbil International Airport (EBL) Arbil 117 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 136 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 103 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 128 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 139 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 166 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 231 kmwest

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

Day trips from Çukurca İlçesi

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 479 natural sites, 293 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km41 places

  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 19 kmNE
  • Samur Dağı Mountain 14 kmN
  • Oğul Dağı Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Kara Dağ Mountain 19 kmNE

25–60 km183 places

  • Kırmızıtaş Gölü Lake 58 kmE
  • Davulcu Gölü Lake 54 kmE
  • Büyük Göl Lake 51 kmE
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 45 kmN

60–100 km572 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 62 kmN
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 72 kmNW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 69 kmNW
  • Büyükgelka Gölü Lake 63 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Çukurca İlçesi

75 places
  1. 1 Çukurca 8.8K
  2. 2 Çığlı 1.8K
  3. 3 Gündeş 1.3K
  4. 4 Baştepe 743
  5. 5 Akkaya 382
  6. 6 Çimenli 372
  7. 7 Kazan 184

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages42

Mountains & nature11

Nearby attractions & nature

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