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Demirkapı

Located in Şirvan İlçesi, Siirt Province Coordinates: 38°04′49″ N 42°05′00″ E

Map showing the location of Demirkapı Demirkapı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,358 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 Airport79 km
MSR Muş Airport83 km

About Demirkapı

Demirkapı is a village. Location: Şirvan İlçesi, Siirt Province. Elevation: 1,358 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Bacadağ and Küran Dağı.

Climate of Demirkapı

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 108 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 84 km south20°
  • Silopi · 99 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 166 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
April (122 mm)
Driest month
July (3 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 Demirkapı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°16°22°28°34°33°29°21°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°6°10°15°19°19°14°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)104119118122731533764108116

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

How to get to Demirkapı

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 79 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 21 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 79 kmsouth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 83 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 87 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 21 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 84 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 86 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 99 kmsouth
  • Van Population: 525K 123 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Demirkapı

Within 100 km: 207 historic and cultural sites, 1,201 natural sites, 439 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km156 places

  • Şişer Tepe Mountain 12 kmNW
  • Sini Dağı Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Serkaç Tepe Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Mendil Dağı Mountain 17 kmW

25–60 km602 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 33 kmSW
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 40 kmSE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 48 kmW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 47 kmW

60–100 km1,089 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 97 kmSW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 88 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 86 kmE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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