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Historic site

Köşen

Located in Kurtalan İlçesi, Siirt Province Coordinates: 37°53′58″ N 41°32′16″ E

Map showing the location of Köşen Köşen
Location in Turkey
Nearest town
Erdurağı
3.4 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
735 m
above sea level
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport37 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport75 km

About Köşen

Köşen is a historic site. Location: Kurtalan İlçesi, Siirt Province. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Hanika and Ayınger.

Climate of Köşen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 6° · Rain 82 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 85 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 109 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 116 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
March (104 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 Köşen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°10°15°20°26°34°39°39°34°26°17°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°9°13°18°22°22°17°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)9710310410055102254782101

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Köşen

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 37 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 36 km to the east.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 37 kmwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 75 kmsoutheast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 95 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 36 kmeast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 36 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 96 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 109 kmsoutheast

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Hanika Historic site, Kurtalan İlçesi
    1.5 km NW
  • Ayınger Historic site, Kurtalan İlçesi
    1.9 km NE
  • Bir Tepe Mountain, Kurtalan İlçesi
    2.3 km SE
  • Povan Tepesi Mountain, Kurtalan İlçesi
    2.8 km NW
  • Tuke Historic site, Kurtalan İlçesi
    3.7 km W
  • Sonk Tepesi Mountain, Kurtalan İlçesi
    4 km NW
  • Keliseran Historic site, Kurtalan İlçesi
    4.3 km E
  • Gölik Harabesi Historic site, Beşiri İlçesi
    4.4 km S

Nearest towns and villages

  • Erdurağı Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    3.4 km E
  • İncirlik Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    3.5 km NW
  • Şenköy Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    1.8 km NW
  • Sıcaksu Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    2.4 km NE

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