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River

Ulu Çay

Located in Siirt Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°43′43″ N 41°46′42″ E

Map showing the location of Ulu Çay Ulu Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
439 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çattepe
0.2 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober–November
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport47 km
BAL Batman Airport62 km

About Ulu Çay

Ulu Çay is a river. Location: Siirt Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are April–May, October–November. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Tanzi Deresi and Rikini Deresi.

Climate of Ulu Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
July (day 41°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
March (99 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 Ulu Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°12°17°22°29°36°41°40°36°27°18°11°
Average low (°C)2°3°7°11°15°20°25°24°20°14°8°4°
Precipitation (mm)94989995517114417498

Other places to visit in this season: April May October November

How to get to Ulu Çay

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 26 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 47 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 62 kmwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 94 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 26 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 60 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 81 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 102 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Ulu Çay

Within 100 km: 279 historic and cultural sites, 1,315 natural sites, 420 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km395 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 15 kmNE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 4 kmE
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 13 kmS
  • Şeyhömer Tepesi Mountain 13 kmNE

25–60 km705 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 58 kmW
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 35 kmNW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 29 kmNW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 42 kmSW

60–100 km914 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 64 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 82 kmW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 83 kmW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 87 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Çattepe Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    0.2 km N
  • Yazlıca Village, Siirt Merkez
    0.9 km E
  • Kelekçi Village, Batman Province
    1.6 km SW
  • Kayıklı Village, Siirt Merkez
    3.9 km S
  • Karabedir Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    2.2 km N
  • Butara Village, Siirt Merkez
    2.3 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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