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Mountain

Koru Tepe

Located in Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°33′57″ N 42°21′05″ E

Map showing the location of Koru Tepe Koru Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,318 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kafaba
1.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport34 km
BAL Batman Airport116 km

About Koru Tepe

Koru Tepe is a mountain. Location: Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 1,318 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Niyargölü Pınarları and Ziyaret Tepesi.

Climate of Koru Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 95 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 30 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 37 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 162 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
March (121 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 Koru Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°17°23°30°35°35°30°22°14°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°12°16°20°20°16°10°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)1051181211176672145095114

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Koru Tepe

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 34 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 30 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 34 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 116 kmwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 119 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 30 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 37 kmsouth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 113 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 137 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Koru Tepe

Within 100 km: 217 historic and cultural sites, 1,060 natural sites, 379 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km79 places

  • Namaz Dağı Mountain 11 kmE
  • Güllüce Dağı Mountain 14 kmE
  • Meşindağı Tepesi Mountain 14 kmN
  • Tartı Tepesi Mountain 20 kmNW

25–60 km741 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 47 kmNW
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 38 kmN
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 53 kmE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 55 kmE

60–100 km836 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 95 kmE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 84 kmNW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 79 kmNW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kafaba Village, Şırnak İlçesi
    1.8 km SW
  • Oğlakçı Village, Şırnak İlçesi
    2.6 km N
  • Üveylik Village, Şırnak İlçesi
    2.7 km NE
  • Uzakçay Village, Şırnak İlçesi
    2.9 km NE
  • Başağaç Village, Şırnak İlçesi
    3.1 km SE
  • Şırnak City, Şırnak İlçesi
    11 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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