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Herkül Dağı

Located in Pervari İlçesi, Siirt Province Coordinates: 37°44′55″ N 42°35′09″ E

Map showing the location of Herkül Dağı Herkül Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,848 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çayağzı
6.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport63 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport103 km

About Herkül Dağı

Herkül Dağı is a mountain. Location: Pervari İlçesi, Siirt Province. Elevation: 2,848 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Cevizağacı Tepesi and Ayva Tepesi.

Climate of Herkül Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 99 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 57 km south20°
  • Cizre · 58 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 188 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (126 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 Herkül Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-3°0°6°12°19°24°24°20°12°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-8°-3°2°7°11°10°7°1°-5°-9°
Precipitation (mm)8910611512679155496699101

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Herkül Dağı

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 63 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 57 km to the south.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 63 kmsouthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 103 kmnortheast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 131 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 57 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 60 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 108 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 129 kmwest

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

Day trips from Herkül Dağı

Within 100 km: 176 historic and cultural sites, 997 natural sites, 428 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 19 kmNW
  • Uğur Tepesi Mountain 12 kmSE
  • Namaz Dağı Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Meydanısüleyman Tepesi Mountain 13 kmNE

25–60 km636 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 59 kmW
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 35 kmSE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 38 kmSE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 34 kmSE

60–100 km884 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 77 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 77 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 82 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Çayağzı Village, Şırnak İlçesi
    6.9 km SW
  • Okçular Village, Pervari İlçesi
    13 km W
  • Yabalı Village, Şırnak İlçesi
    6.9 km S
  • Dehmazin Village, Şırnak İlçesi
    7.1 km SW
  • Behrancı Village, Şırnak İlçesi
    7.1 km SW
  • Dirik Village, Pervari İlçesi
    9.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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