Village

Yüksekköy

Located in İdil İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°16′34″ N 41°56′11″ E

Location in Turkey

Population: 571; 571
Elevation: 777 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 Airport15 km; KAC Qamishli International Airport72 km

About Yüksekköy

Yüksekköy is a village. Location: İdil İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Population: 571. Elevation: 777 m.

From Wikipedia

Yüksekköy (Kurdish: Barim) is a village in the İdil District of Şırnak Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Aluwa tribe and had a population of 918 in 2021.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Yüksekköy over time

Population of Yüksekköy over time
2013		961
2014		953
2015		939
2016		940
2017		935
2018		903
2019		913
2020		920
2021		918
2022		897
2023		871
2024		825

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Yüksekköy

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 18° · Night 7° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month: July (day 40°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (103 mm)
Driest month: August (0 mm)

9° 1°

11° 2°

15° 5°

21° 10°

28° 14°

35° 20°

40° 24°

39° 23°

35° 19°

27° 13°

18° 7°

11° 3°

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Aug

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Nov

Dec

103

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 Yüksekköy
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	11°	15°	21°	28°	35°	40°	39°	35°	27°	18°	11°
Average low (°C)	1°	2°	5°	10°	14°	20°	24°	23°	19°	13°	7°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	98	93	95	91	44	4	1	0	2	31	63	103

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

How to get to Yüksekköy

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 15 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 23 km to the east.

Airports

Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 15 kmnortheast
Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 72 kmsouthwest
Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 102 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Cizre Population: 134K 23 kmeast
Silopi Population: 114.6K 47 kmeast
Siirt Population: 114K 72 kmnorth
Batman Population: 452.2K 98 kmnorthwest
Mardin Population: 129.9K 106 kmwest

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

Day trips from Yüksekköy

Within 100 km: 248 historic and cultural sites, 1,067 natural sites, 274 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km59 places

Cebeliebyaz Mountain 3 kmNE
Gayser Tepesi Mountain 23 kmNE
Çiyasipi Dağı Mountain 7 kmE
Hani Tepe Mountain 24 kmNW

25–60 km440 places

Demirkaya Historic site 59 kmN
Gusır Gölü Lake 51 kmN
Ilısu Barajı Lake 40 kmN
Telimihran Mountains Mountain 51 kmW

60–100 km1,090 places

Kışlak Historic site 83 kmNW
Ozero Zervin Lake 83 kmNE
Müzirik Gölü Lake 97 kmNE
Berçiya Gölü Lake 98 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cebeliebyaz Mountain, İdil İlçesi
3.3 km NE
Alemdağı Tepesi Mountain, İdil İlçesi
8 km W
Çiyasipi Dağı Mountain, İdil İlçesi
7.3 km E
Razvaliny Girikyzyl Historic site, İdil İlçesi
8.2 km S
Yusufoğlu Deresi River, Şırnak Province
6.9 km SE
Kufeh Historic site, İdil İlçesi
9.3 km N