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Mountain

Kurra Tepe

Located in Midyat İlçesi, Mardin Province Coordinates: 37°19′34″ N 41°15′04″ E

Map showing the location of Kurra Tepe Kurra Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
943 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kayalıpınar
2.1 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
KAC Qamishli International Airport34 km
MQM Mardin Airport56 km

About Kurra Tepe

Kurra Tepe is a mountain. Location: Midyat İlçesi, Mardin Province. Elevation: 943 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Qamishli International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Cıma Deresi and Kuzkayası Tepesi.

Climate of Kurra Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 64 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 62 km west19°
  • Cizre · 83 km east20°
  • Silopi · 108 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (99 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).

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Climate of Kurra Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°14°20°27°34°38°38°33°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°8°13°18°22°21°17°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)99969388436113346498

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Kurra Tepe

The nearest airport is Qamishli International Airport (KAC), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mardin, 45 km to the west.

Airports

  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 34 kmsouth
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 56 kmwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 68 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 45 kmwest
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 62 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 63 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 83 kmeast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 91 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kurra Tepe

Within 100 km: 272 historic and cultural sites, 1,192 natural sites, 316 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km82 places

  • Telimihran Mountains Mountain 10 kmE
  • Erlielhelb Tepesi Mountain 22 kmN
  • Hıdvaraliyo Tepesi Mountain 21 kmN
  • Kaşıklı Tepe Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km633 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 38 kmN
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 29 kmN
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 43 kmNE
  • Cindo Tepesi Mountain 54 kmNW

60–100 km1,065 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 80 kmNE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 69 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 70 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 71 kmNW

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