- Elevation
- 1,407 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport68 km
- VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport122 km
About Refanka Boğazı
Refanka Boğazı is a natural site. Location: Şırnak Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Reka Gelligyuyan and Meşe Tepesi.
Climate of Refanka Boğazı
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 90 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Silopi · 39 km southwest20°
- Cizre · 58 km west20°
- Kızıltepe · 201 km west19°
- Hottest month
- July (day 34°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- March (123 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 22° | 29° | 34° | 34° | 29° | 21° | 13° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 107 | 122 | 123 | 114 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 90 | 112 |
How to get to Refanka Boğazı
The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 39 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 68 kmwest
- Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 122 kmnorth
- Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 126 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Silopi Population: 114.6K 39 kmsouthwest
- Cizre Population: 134K 58 kmwest
- Siirt Population: 114K 95 kmnorthwest
- Van Population: 525K 127 kmnortheast
- Batman Population: 452.2K 157 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Refanka Boğazı
Within 100 km: 116 historic and cultural sites, 744 natural sites, 364 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km163 places
- Müzirik Gölü Lake 21 kmNE
- Berçiya Gölü Lake 22 kmNE
- Delav Gölü Lake 21 kmNE
- Yeşil Tepe Mountain 19 kmSW
25–60 km312 places
- Ozero Zervin Lake 59 kmNW
- Yurt Dağı Mountain 48 kmNE
- Herkül Dağı Mountain 40 kmNW
- Yaylıca Dağı Mountain 29 kmNE
60–100 km749 places
- Demirkaya Historic site 90 kmNW
- Çalyan Gölü Lake 63 kmNE
- Gusır Gölü Lake 94 kmW
- Ilısu Barajı Lake 90 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Reka Gelligyuyan River, Şırnak Province3.7 km SW
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Meşe Tepesi Mountain, Uludere İlçesi4.4 km W
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Ortasu Çayı River, Uludere İlçesi3.4 km SW
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Shiyi River, Şırnak Province4.7 km N
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İhtiyarbaşı Tepesi Mountain, Uludere İlçesi5.6 km E
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Köprü Deresi River, Şırnak Province5.1 km S
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Hilal Dere River, Şırnak Province5.2 km W
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Gora Sasa Mountain, Uludere İlçesi7.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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