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Village

Başkaya

Located in Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°30′34″ N 42°02′33″ E

Map showing the location of Başkaya Başkaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
915 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport16 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport93 km

About Başkaya

Başkaya is a village. Location: Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 915 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Köprü Deresi and Dallica Dağı.

Climate of Başkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 92 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 24 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 47 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 134 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
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 Başkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°14°19°25°32°37°37°32°24°16°10°
Average low (°C)0°2°5°9°14°19°23°23°19°13°7°3°
Precipitation (mm)1071161181166582144892115

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Başkaya

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 16 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 24 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 16 kmsouth
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 93 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 94 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 24 kmsoutheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 48 kmsoutheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 47 kmnorth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 117 kmwest

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

Day trips from Başkaya

Within 100 km: 256 historic and cultural sites, 1,175 natural sites, 360 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 23 kmNW
  • Karatepe Mountain 15 kmN
  • Cebeliebyaz Mountain 24 kmS
  • Tartı Tepesi Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km783 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 35 kmN
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 57 kmNE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 31 kmNW
  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 54 kmE

60–100 km886 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 82 kmW
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 80 kmE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 83 kmE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 68 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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