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Village

Saksak

Located in Cizre İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°11′20″ N 41°59′17″ E

Map showing the location of Saksak Saksak
Location in Turkey
Elevation
593 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 Airport20 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport73 km

About Saksak

Saksak is a village. Location: Cizre İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 593 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October–November. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Şabani Harabesi and Girikızıl Harabesi.

Climate of Saksak

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 19° · Night 9° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 41°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (103 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Saksak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°12°17°22°29°36°41°40°36°28°19°12°
Average low (°C)2°3°7°11°16°21°25°24°20°15°9°4°
Precipitation (mm)989395914441023163103

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

How to get to Saksak

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 20 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 23 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 20 kmnorth
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 73 kmwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 113 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 23 kmnortheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 43 kmeast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 82 kmnorth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 111 kmwest

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

Day trips from Saksak

Within 100 km: 234 historic and cultural sites, 960 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Cebeliebyaz Mountain 13 kmN
  • Çiyasipi Dağı Mountain 13 kmN
  • Kuragura Tepesi Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Kayık Geçidi Natural site 25 kmNE

25–60 km288 places

  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 50 kmN
  • Telimihran Mountains Mountain 57 kmW
  • Namaz Dağı Mountain 59 kmNE
  • Karatepe Mountain 50 kmN

60–100 km1,110 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 92 kmNW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 69 kmN
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 89 kmNE
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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