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Mountain

Kale Tepe

Located in Güçlükonak İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°31′14″ N 41°57′40″ E

Map showing the location of Kale Tepe Kale Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,430 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gümüşyazı
2.3 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport19 km
BAL Batman Airport87 km

About Kale Tepe

Kale Tepe is a mountain. Location: Güçlükonak İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 1,430 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Garskagrehindo Tepe and Çınar Kaynak.

Climate of Kale Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 29 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 54 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 128 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (106 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 Kale Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°6°10°16°22°29°34°34°29°21°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-2°1°5°10°15°19°19°15°9°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1001041041015461133977106

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kale Tepe

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 29 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 19 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 87 kmnorthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 88 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 29 kmsoutheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 45 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 54 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 110 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kale Tepe

Within 100 km: 268 historic and cultural sites, 1,226 natural sites, 366 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 16 kmNW
  • Karatepe Mountain 13 kmN
  • Cebeliebyaz Mountain 24 kmS
  • Yılandağı Tepe Mountain 20 kmNE

25–60 km801 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 33 kmN
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 57 kmNW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 26 kmNW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 55 kmW

60–100 km914 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 75 kmW
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 61 kmNE
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 87 kmE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 90 kmE

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