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Olukbaşı Gölü

Located in Hakkâri Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°21′01″ N 43°48′01″ E

Map showing the location of Olukbaşı Gölü Olukbaşı Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,310 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yaylacık
4.9 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 Olukbaşı Gölü

Olukbaşı Gölü is a lake. Location: Hakkâri Province, Turkey. Elevation: 3,310 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Kara Dağ and Gare Dağı.

Climate of Olukbaşı Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -7° · 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 Olukbaşı Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-3°3°10°16°21°21°17°9°1°-5°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-11°-5°0°5°9°9°5°-1°-7°-13°
Precipitation (mm)71931071176612546568380

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Olukbaşı Gölü

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Erbil International Airport (EBL) (124 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 124 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 119 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 132 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 143 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 176 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 243 kmwest

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

Day trips from Olukbaşı Gölü

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 470 natural sites, 282 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • White Mountain Mountain 24 kmE
  • İzme Dağı Mountain 14 kmE
  • Sünbül Dağı Mountain 20 kmN
  • Samur Dağı Mountain 17 kmW

25–60 km230 places

  • Büyükgelka Gölü Lake 46 kmE
  • Kırmızıtaş Gölü Lake 42 kmE
  • Davulcu Gölü Lake 37 kmE
  • Büyük Göl Lake 34 kmE

60–100 km477 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 60 kmNW
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 81 kmW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 78 kmW
  • Delav Gölü Lake 82 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yaylacık Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    4.9 km SE
  • Yayla Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    5.5 km SW
  • Maden Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    5.6 km SW
  • Cevizli Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    6.9 km W
  • Sütlü Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    7 km W
  • Oğul Village, Hakkari
    10 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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