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Village

Girigah

Located in Cizre İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°16′21″ N 42°03′53″ E

Map showing the location of Girigah Girigah
Location in Turkey
Elevation
564 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober–November
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport10 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport82 km

About Girigah

Girigah is a village. Location: Cizre İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 564 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October–November. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Lotka Deresi and Grahin Harabı.

Climate of Girigah

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 19° · Night 8° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 41°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (108 mm)
Driest month
July (0 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 Girigah
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°13°17°22°29°36°41°40°36°28°19°12°
Average low (°C)2°3°7°11°15°21°24°23°20°14°8°4°
Precipitation (mm)1019395894130022961108

Other places to visit in this season: April May October November

How to get to Girigah

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 10 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 12 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 10 kmnorth
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 82 kmwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 111 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 12 kmnortheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 36 kmeast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 74 kmnorth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 117 kmwest

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

Day trips from Girigah

Within 100 km: 231 historic and cultural sites, 1,019 natural sites, 282 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km55 places

  • Cebeliebyaz Mountain 11 kmW
  • Gora Gabar Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Gayser Tepesi Mountain 21 kmN
  • Çiyasipi Dağı Mountain 5 kmNW

25–60 km377 places

  • Gusır Gölü Lake 55 kmNW
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 44 kmNW
  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 51 kmE
  • Şeyhömer Tepesi Mountain 59 kmN

60–100 km1,100 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 93 kmNW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 61 kmN
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 78 kmNE
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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