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Mountain

Kızılkaya

Located in Yüksekova, Hakkâri Province Coordinates: 37°40′00″ N 44°17′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kızılkaya Kızılkaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,669 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Keçili
2.8 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport14 km
OMH Urmia Airport69 km

About Kızılkaya

Kızılkaya is a mountain. Location: Yüksekova, Hakkâri Province. Elevation: 2,669 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Şişol Dağı and Beyazdağ.

Climate of Kızılkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 167 km west20°
  • Cizre · 189 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 332 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (94 mm)
Driest month
September (7 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 Kızılkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°9°14°20°25°26°22°13°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-7°-1°4°8°12°12°8°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)516382946019987506260

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kızılkaya

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 14 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 121 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 14 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 69 kmeast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 122 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 121 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 168 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 189 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 208 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 251 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kızılkaya

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 346 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km75 places

  • Şeker Tepesi Mountain 18 kmE
  • Mor Dağı Mountain 10 kmN
  • Karavela Dağı Mountain 5 kmSW
  • İskender Tepesi Mountain 17 kmNE

25–60 km239 places

  • Büyükgelka Gölü Lake 37 kmS
  • Kırmızıtaş Gölü Lake 39 kmS
  • Davulcu Gölü Lake 35 kmS
  • Büyük Göl Lake 35 kmS

60–100 km282 places

  • Akgöl Lake 97 kmN
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 80 kmW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 93 kmN
  • Çaçan Gölü Lake 99 kmN

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