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Village

Kalkancık

Located in Şirvan İlçesi, Siirt Province Coordinates: 38°03′39″ N 42°20′56″ E

Map showing the location of Kalkancık Kalkancık
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,615 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport81 km
MSR Muş Airport97 km

About Kalkancık

Kalkancık is a village. Location: Şirvan İlçesi, Siirt Province. Elevation: 1,615 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Bunlu Dere and Arapçınarı Deresi.

Climate of Kalkancık

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 104 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 83 km south20°
  • Silopi · 91 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 184 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
April (123 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Kalkancık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°7°13°19°26°31°31°26°18°11°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°4°9°13°17°17°13°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)94109114123771744970104104

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Kalkancık

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 81 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 39 km to the west.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 81 kmsouth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 97 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 39 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 82 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 91 kmsouth
  • Van Population: 525K 102 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 109 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kalkancık

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 1,087 natural sites, 447 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km79 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 22 kmSE
  • Varan Tepe Mountain 19 kmE
  • Sini Dağı Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Serkaç Tepe Mountain 17 kmN

25–60 km633 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 47 kmSW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 53 kmNE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 59 kmSW
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 39 kmN

60–100 km999 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 89 kmNE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 68 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 66 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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