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Kızkalesi Tepesi

Located in Cizre İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°23′05″ N 42°21′22″ E

Map showing the location of Kızkalesi Tepesi Kızkalesi Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,143 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ziyaret
1 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport26 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport111 km

About Kızkalesi Tepesi

Kızkalesi Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Cizre İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 1,143 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Hisar Deresi and Yeditepeler Dağı.

Climate of Kızkalesi Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 86 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 16 km west20°
  • Silopi · 18 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 159 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
March (118 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 Kızkalesi Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°18°25°31°36°36°32°23°15°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°8°13°18°22°21°17°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)1081161181105951134186115

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kızkalesi Tepesi

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 26 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 16 km to the west.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 26 kmwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 111 kmwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 125 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 16 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 122 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 143 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kızkalesi Tepesi

Within 100 km: 208 historic and cultural sites, 943 natural sites, 332 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 24 kmE
  • Namaz Dağı Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Koru Tepe Mountain 20 kmN
  • Cudiziyarreti Tepesi Mountain 12 kmE

25–60 km442 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 57 kmN
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 58 kmNE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 59 kmNE
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 53 kmNW

60–100 km961 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 61 kmNW
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 97 kmNW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 92 kmNW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 61 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ziyaret Village, Cizre İlçesi
    1 km NW
  • Hisar Village, Cizre İlçesi
    1.9 km S
  • Çağlayan Village, Cizre İlçesi
    2.3 km W
  • Doruklu Village, Silopi İlçesi
    5.3 km SE
  • Çavuşdede Village, Şırnak İlçesi
    4.6 km N
  • Kumçatı Town, Şırnak İlçesi
    10 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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