Village

Şikensir

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°57′00″ N 42°46′00″ E

Location in Turkey

Elevation: 2,084 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: JuneSeptember; See the climate
Airports: VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport76 km; NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport90 km

About Şikensir

Şikensir is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,084 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Sırtbaşı Tepesi and Git Deresi.

Climate of Şikensir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 92 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Silopi · 83 km south20°
Cizre · 86 km southwest20°
Kızıltepe · 211 km southwest19°

Hottest month: July (day 29°)
Coldest month: January (night -8°)
Wettest month: April (116 mm)
Driest month: July (4 mm)

0° -8°

1° -7°

5° -3°

11° 2°

17° 6°

24° 11°

29° 15°

24° 11°

16° 5°

8° -1°

2° -5°

Jan

Feb

Mar

107

Apr

116

May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Şikensir
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	1°	5°	11°	17°	24°	29°	29°	24°	16°	8°	2°
Average low (°C)	-8°	-7°	-3°	2°	6°	11°	15°	15°	11°	5°	-1°	-5°
Precipitation (mm)	82	98	107	116	74	16	4	4	9	62	92	91

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Şikensir

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 76 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 73 km to the west.

Airports

Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 76 kmnortheast
Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 90 kmsouthwest
Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 131 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Siirt Population: 114K 73 kmwest
Van Population: 525K 81 kmnortheast
Silopi Population: 114.6K 83 kmsouth
Cizre Population: 134K 86 kmsouthwest
Batman Population: 452.2K 144 kmwest

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

Day trips from Şikensir

Within 100 km: 125 historic and cultural sites, 943 natural sites, 438 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km82 places

Varan Tepe Mountain 22 kmNW
Meydanısüleyman Tepesi Mountain 15 kmSW
Körkandil Dağı Mountain 18 kmS
Kepçe Dağı Mountain 14 kmE

25–60 km511 places

Akdamar Adası Island 49 kmNE
Kuzu Adası Island 50 kmNE
Avdu Adaları Island 56 kmN
Simhaç Adası Island 60 kmN

60–100 km913 places

Demirkaya Historic site 76 kmW
İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 78 kmN
Lake Van Lake 76 kmN
Turna Gölü Lake 93 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sırtbaşı Tepesi Mountain, Çatak İlçesi
3.5 km E
Git Deresi River, Siirt Province
2.8 km W
Beşlik Deresi River, Siirt Province
3.9 km S
Çimenlik Tepesi Mountain, Siirt Province
6.3 km E
Çatak Çayı River, Siirt Province
5 km SE
Sinebel Deresi River, Siirt Province
5.3 km SE