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Village

Sökmen

Located in Pervari İlçesi, Siirt Province Coordinates: 37°59′56″ N 42°40′28″ E

Map showing the location of Sökmen Sökmen
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,342 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport78 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport89 km

About Sökmen

Sökmen is a village. Location: Pervari İlçesi, Siirt Province. Elevation: 1,342 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Kamçı Tepesi and Vankin Dağı.

Climate of Sökmen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 92 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 86 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 86 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 206 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
April (116 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Sökmen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°9°16°22°28°34°33°29°21°13°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°11°16°20°19°15°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)82981071167416449629291

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Sökmen

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 78 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 65 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 78 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 89 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 121 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 65 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 83 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 86 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 86 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 136 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sökmen

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 954 natural sites, 447 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 21 kmSW
  • Varan Tepe Mountain 12 kmNW
  • Meydanısüleyman Tepesi Mountain 16 kmS
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 22 kmE

25–60 km477 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 49 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 49 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 53 kmNE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 54 kmN

60–100 km971 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 70 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 77 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 72 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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