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Village

Akçayar

Located in Şirvan İlçesi, Siirt Province Coordinates: 38°06′29″ N 42°13′00″ E

Map showing the location of Akçayar Akçayar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,519 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport84 km
MSR Muş Airport86 km

About Akçayar

Akçayar is a village. Location: Şirvan İlçesi, Siirt Province. Elevation: 1,519 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Doğruyol Dağı and Gerzevil Dağı.

Climate of Akçayar

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 112 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 87 km south20°
  • Silopi · 99 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 177 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
April (131 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 Akçayar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°14°20°26°32°32°27°19°12°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°5°9°14°18°18°14°8°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)103119121131801744973112116

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

How to get to Akçayar

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 84 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 31 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 84 kmsouth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 86 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 99 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 31 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 86 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 98 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 98 kmsouth
  • Van Population: 525K 111 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Akçayar

Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 1,129 natural sites, 432 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Şişer Tepe Mountain 20 kmW
  • Sini Dağı Mountain 14 kmN
  • Serkaç Tepe Mountain 12 kmNE
  • Güran Dağı Mountain 14 kmS

25–60 km649 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 42 kmSW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 56 kmNE
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 57 kmN
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 33 kmSE

60–100 km1,028 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 94 kmNE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 76 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 74 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 72 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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