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Village

Serkit

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°54′00″ N 42°56′00″ E

Map showing the location of Serkit Serkit
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,539 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport72 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport97 km

About Serkit

Serkit is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,539 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Hanım Tepesi and Köprü Harabı.

Climate of Serkit

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 86 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 84 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 91 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 222 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
April (113 mm)
Driest month
July (5 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 Serkit
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°14°21°27°32°32°28°20°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°6°10°15°19°19°15°9°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)728710011374185510648682

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

How to get to Serkit

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 72 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 77 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 72 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 97 kmsouthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 121 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 77 kmnortheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 84 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 87 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 91 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 158 kmwest

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

Day trips from Serkit

Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 882 natural sites, 421 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km120 places

  • Sağlık Dağı Mountain 22 kmS
  • Körkandil Dağı Mountain 16 kmSW
  • Büyükkömür Dağı Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 9 kmN

25–60 km487 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 50 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 52 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 59 kmN
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 40 kmW

60–100 km795 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 90 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 80 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 69 kmN
  • Şahur Adası Island 64 kmN

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