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Mountain

Birraffa Tepesi

Located in Siirt Merkez, Siirt Province Coordinates: 37°56′16″ N 41°57′50″ E

Map showing the location of Birraffa Tepesi Birraffa Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
989 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Siirt
2.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport64 km
BAL Batman Airport74 km

About Birraffa Tepesi

Birraffa Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Siirt Merkez, Siirt Province. Elevation: 989 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Keverih Tepesi and Mevbuk Tepesi.

Climate of Birraffa Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 84 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 70 km south20°
  • Silopi · 89 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 148 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
March (105 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 Birraffa Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°19°25°32°37°37°32°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°8°12°17°22°21°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)931021051036010224488498

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Birraffa Tepesi

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 2 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 64 kmsouth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 74 kmwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 94 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 2 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 70 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 73 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 128 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Birraffa Tepesi

Within 100 km: 256 historic and cultural sites, 1,309 natural sites, 436 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km366 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 15 kmS
  • Şeyhömer Tepesi Mountain 18 kmS
  • Mendil Dağı Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Kali Dağı Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km586 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 45 kmE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 37 kmW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 34 kmW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 27 kmSW

60–100 km1,049 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 80 kmSW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 85 kmNE
  • Şahur Adası Island 95 kmNE
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 79 kmN

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