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Mountain

Kuştepe

Located in Uludere İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°22′50″ N 42°57′49″ E

Map showing the location of Kuştepe Kuştepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,521 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ortasu
1.2 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport80 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport114 km

About Kuştepe

Kuştepe is a mountain. Location: Uludere İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 1,521 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Edül Deresi and Betonpınarı.

Climate of Kuştepe

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 94 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 47 km west20°
  • Cizre · 69 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 212 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
March (123 mm)
Driest month
July (2 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 Kuştepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°15°22°28°33°33°29°21°13°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°6°11°16°20°19°16°10°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)951161231227072255494104

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

How to get to Kuştepe

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 80 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 47 km to the west.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 80 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 114 kmeast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 125 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 47 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 69 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 109 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 129 kmnorth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 171 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kuştepe

Within 100 km: 77 historic and cultural sites, 559 natural sites, 296 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km108 places

  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 24 kmN
  • Gora Myukhrina Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Gora Khanke Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Alibey Tepesi Mountain 7 kmN

25–60 km338 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 59 kmNE
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 26 kmN
  • Delav Gölü Lake 26 kmN
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 44 kmNE

60–100 km486 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 71 kmNW
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 74 kmE
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 73 kmNE
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 98 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ortasu Village, Uludere İlçesi
    1.2 km S
  • Gülyazı Village, Uludere İlçesi
    2.5 km NE
  • Robozik Village, Uludere İlçesi
    1.3 km E
  • Ortabağ Village, Uludere İlçesi
    5.1 km W
  • Hodana Village, Uludere İlçesi
    3.4 km E
  • Tarlabaşı Village, Uludere İlçesi
    3.4 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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