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Siirt Province

Local name: Siirt ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 37°57′41″ N 41°56′45″ E

Siirt Province
Fatih YILMAZ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
331,311
331.3K
Elevation
944 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
209
listed under Siirt Province
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport67 km
BAL Batman Airport73 km

About Siirt Province

Siirt Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 331,311.

From Wikipedia

Siirt Province, (Turkish: Siirt ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Sêrtê; is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast. The province borders Bitlis to the north, Batman to the west, Mardin to the southwest, Şırnak to the south, and Van to the east. Its area is 5,717 km2, and its population is 331,311 (2022). Its capital is Siirt. It encompasses 12 municipalities, 280 villages and 214 hamlets. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
6,182 km²
Official website
siirt.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Siirt Province

Population of Siirt Province over time

Population of Siirt Province over time
2014 318,366
2018 331,670
2021 288,138

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Siirt Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 84 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 73 km south20°
  • Silopi · 92 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 148 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
March (105 mm)
Driest month
July (2 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Siirt Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°9°13°19°25°32°37°37°32°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°0°3°8°13°18°22°22°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)931021051036010224488498

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Siirt Province

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 4 km to the south.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 67 kmsouth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 73 kmwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 91 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 4 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 72 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 73 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 92 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 128 kmsouthwest

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

Places in Siirt Province

209 places
  1. 1 Siirt Merkez 160.3K
  2. 2 Kurtalan İlçesi 36.3K
  3. 3 Pervari İlçesi 33.5K
  4. 4 Baykan İlçesi 27.8K
  5. 5 Şirvan İlçesi 24K
  6. 6 Eruh District 19.9K
  7. 7 Tillo İlçesi 4K
  8. 8 Sugeldi 383
  9. 9 Kayatepe 250
  10. 10 Kurukavak 193

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

Cities & villages8

Mountains & nature11

Lakes, rivers & coasts31

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Siirt Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources