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Mountain

Nihu Tepe

Located in Eruh District, Siirt Province Coordinates: 37°44′45″ N 41°59′04″ E

Map showing the location of Nihu Tepe Nihu Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,202 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Payamlı
2.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport43 km
BAL Batman Airport79 km

About Nihu Tepe

Nihu Tepe is a mountain. Location: Eruh District, Siirt Province. Elevation: 1,202 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Kunguri Tepesi and Giriberfu Tepesi.

Climate of Nihu Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 82 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 49 km south20°
  • Silopi · 70 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 139 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
March (106 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 Nihu Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°12°17°24°31°36°35°31°22°14°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-1°2°7°11°16°21°20°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)981051061045881144482104

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Nihu Tepe

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 21 km to the north.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 43 kmsouth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 79 kmwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 107 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 21 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 49 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 77 kmwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 120 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Nihu Tepe

Within 100 km: 270 historic and cultural sites, 1,301 natural sites, 416 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km333 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 9 kmNW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 14 kmW
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 19 kmSW
  • Şeyhömer Tepesi Mountain 9 kmNW

25–60 km671 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 46 kmE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 46 kmNW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 41 kmNW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 59 kmW

60–100 km983 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 76 kmW
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 99 kmN
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 86 kmE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 89 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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