- Population
- 843
- 843
- Elevation
- 528 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport15 km
- KAC Qamishli International Airport82 km
About Kurucu
Kurucu is a village. Location: Cizre İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Population: 843. Elevation: 528 m.
Korucu (Kurdish: Derbacîya) is a village in the Cizre District of Şırnak Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Elîkan and Meman tribes and had a population of 1,243 in 2021. The hamlet of Karatepe is attached to Korucu.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population of Kurucu over time
| 2013 | 1,145 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,142 | |
| 2015 | 1,188 | |
| 2016 | 1,203 | |
| 2017 | 1,228 | |
| 2018 | 1,275 | |
| 2019 | 1,233 | |
| 2020 | 1,217 | |
| 2021 | 1,243 | |
| 2022 | 1,241 | |
| 2023 | 1,179 | |
| 2024 | 1,186 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kurucu
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April, October–November.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 20° · Night 9° · 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 11° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 29° | 37° | 41° | 41° | 36° | 28° | 20° | 13° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 93 | 95 | 89 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 61 | 108 |
Other places to visit in this season: April October November
How to get to Kurucu
The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 15 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 15 kmnorth
- Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 82 kmwest
- Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 114 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Cizre Population: 134K 15 kmnortheast
- Silopi Population: 114.6K 35 kmeast
- Siirt Population: 114K 78 kmnorth
- Batman Population: 452.2K 110 kmnorthwest
- Mardin Population: 129.9K 118 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kurucu
Within 100 km: 225 historic and cultural sites, 986 natural sites, 275 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km47 places
- Cebeliebyaz Mountain 13 kmNW
- Çiyasipi Dağı Mountain 9 kmNW
- Şeyhmehmet Tepesi Mountain 22 kmN
- Kuragura Tepesi Mountain 25 kmW
25–60 km308 places
- Gusır Gölü Lake 59 kmN
- Ilısu Barajı Lake 48 kmNW
- Yeşil Tepe Mountain 52 kmE
- Namaz Dağı Mountain 50 kmNE
60–100 km1,131 places
- Kışlak Historic site 95 kmNW
- Demirkaya Historic site 65 kmN
- Ozero Zervin Lake 81 kmNE
- Müzirik Gölü Lake 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gijal Harabı Historic site, Cizre İlçesi2.9 km SW
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Grahin Harabı Historic site, Cizre İlçesi4.4 km NE
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Lotka Deresi River, Şırnak Province3.8 km N
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Şabani Harabesi Historic site, Cizre İlçesi9.1 km SW
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Çiyasipi Dağı Mountain, İdil İlçesi8.8 km NW
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Girikızıl Harabesi Historic site, Cizre İlçesi9.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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