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Alkemer

Located in Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°33′02″ N 42°09′23″ E

Map showing the location of Alkemer Alkemer
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,443 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport22 km
BAL Batman Airport101 km

About Alkemer

Alkemer is a village. Location: Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 1,443 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Nohutkapısı Tepesi and Kaya Tepesi.

Climate of Alkemer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 92 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 25 km south20°
  • Silopi · 44 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 145 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
March (118 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Alkemer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°16°22°29°33°33°29°21°13°6°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°6°11°16°20°20°16°10°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1071161181166582144892115

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Alkemer

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 22 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 25 km to the south.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 22 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 101 kmnorthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 104 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 25 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 46 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 128 kmwest

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

Day trips from Alkemer

Within 100 km: 240 historic and cultural sites, 1,146 natural sites, 368 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km92 places

  • Karatepe Mountain 18 kmNW
  • Meşindağı Tepesi Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Tartı Tepesi Mountain 15 kmN
  • Yılandağı Tepe Mountain 16 kmNW

25–60 km788 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 36 kmNW
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 47 kmNE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 35 kmNW
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 30 kmW

60–100 km874 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 92 kmW
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 70 kmE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 72 kmE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 72 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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