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Village

Parnas

Located in Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°29′26″ N 42°05′49″ E

Map showing the location of Parnas Parnas
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,068 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 Airport14 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport96 km

About Parnas

Parnas is a village. Location: Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 1,068 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Sırmalı Dağ and Rakebekir Tepesi.

Climate of Parnas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 75 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 19 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 42 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 138 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (112 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 Parnas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°13°18°25°32°37°36°32°24°15°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°8°13°18°22°21°17°11°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)1041051051005051133675112

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Parnas

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 14 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 19 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 14 kmsouth
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 96 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 99 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 19 kmsoutheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 42 kmsoutheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 51 kmnorth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 96 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 121 kmwest

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

Day trips from Parnas

Within 100 km: 247 historic and cultural sites, 1,137 natural sites, 351 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km100 places

  • Karatepe Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Cebeliebyaz Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Tartı Tepesi Mountain 23 kmN
  • Yılandağı Tepe Mountain 21 kmN

25–60 km745 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 39 kmNW
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 56 kmNE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 36 kmNW
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 28 kmNW

60–100 km890 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 87 kmW
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 76 kmE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 78 kmE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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