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Mountain

Kara Dağ

Located in Çukurca İlçesi, Hakkâri Province Coordinates: 37°20′33″ N 43°48′15″ E

Map showing the location of Kara Dağ Kara Dağ
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,352 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yaylacık
4.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport45 km
OMH Urmia Airport118 km

About Kara Dağ

Kara Dağ is a mountain. Location: Çukurca İlçesi, Hakkâri Province. Elevation: 3,352 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Gare Dağı and Olukbaşı Gölü.

Climate of Kara Dağ

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -8° · Rain 83 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 119 km west20°
  • Cizre · 143 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 286 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
April (117 mm)
Driest month
August (4 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 Kara Dağ
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-4°3°9°16°21°21°17°9°1°-6°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-11°-5°0°5°9°8°5°-2°-8°-13°
Precipitation (mm)71931071176612546568380

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Kara Dağ

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Erbil International Airport (EBL) (123 km). The nearest large city is Silopi, 119 km to the west.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 45 kmnortheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 118 kmeast
  • Erbil International Airport (EBL) Arbil 123 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 119 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 133 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 144 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 177 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 244 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kara Dağ

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 462 natural sites, 283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 1 kmN
  • White Mountain Mountain 24 kmE
  • İzme Dağı Mountain 14 kmE
  • Sünbül Dağı Mountain 21 kmN

25–60 km233 places

  • Büyükgelka Gölü Lake 46 kmE
  • Kırmızıtaş Gölü Lake 41 kmE
  • Davulcu Gölü Lake 37 kmE
  • Büyük Göl Lake 34 kmE

60–100 km472 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 61 kmNW
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 82 kmW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 79 kmW
  • Delav Gölü Lake 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yaylacık Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    4.2 km SE
  • Yayla Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    5 km SW
  • Baştepe Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    9.2 km SW
  • Maden Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    5.5 km W
  • Çağlayan Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    6.3 km S
  • Alkan Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    6.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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