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Mountain

Bekçiler Tepe

Located in İdil İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°17′09″ N 41°40′41″ E

Map showing the location of Bekçiler Tepe Bekçiler Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
943 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Karalar
1.6 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport35 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport52 km

About Bekçiler Tepe

Bekçiler Tepe is a mountain. Location: İdil İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 943 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Kurra and Mağara Tepesi.

Climate of Bekçiler Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 6° · Rain 63 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 45 km east20°
  • Silopi · 70 km east20°
  • Kızıltepe · 98 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (100 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 Bekçiler Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°14°20°27°34°38°38°34°26°17°10°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°9°13°19°23°22°18°12°6°2°
Precipitation (mm)979394894541133263100

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Bekçiler Tepe

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 35 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 45 km to the east.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 35 kmeast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 52 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 87 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 45 kmeast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 70 kmeast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 75 kmnorth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 83 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bekçiler Tepe

Within 100 km: 276 historic and cultural sites, 1,118 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km69 places

  • Cebeliebyaz Mountain 24 kmE
  • Çitli Tepe Mountain 25 kmNW
  • Girdeşeyrani Tepesi Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Hani Tepe Mountain 12 kmN

25–60 km512 places

  • Gusır Gölü Lake 51 kmN
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 44 kmNW
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 40 kmN
  • Telimihran Mountains Mountain 28 kmW

60–100 km1,097 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 63 kmNW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 62 kmN
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 97 kmNE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 96 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Karalar Village, İdil İlçesi
    1.6 km N
  • Uçarlı Village, İdil İlçesi
    3.3 km NE
  • Sarıköy Village, İdil İlçesi
    5.1 km W
  • Akkoyunlu Village, İdil İlçesi
    5.1 km N
  • Haberli Village, Mardin Province
    5.8 km W
  • Midih Village, İdil İlçesi
    8.4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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