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Village

Yarımkaya

Located in Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°27′13″ N 42°22′30″ E

Map showing the location of Yarımkaya Yarımkaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
941 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 Airport30 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport115 km

About Yarımkaya

Yarımkaya is a village. Location: Şırnak İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 941 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Shilerut and Bilmat Deresi.

Climate of Yarımkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 86 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 22 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 25 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 162 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
March (118 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 Yarımkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°14°19°26°33°37°37°33°25°16°10°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°9°14°19°23°22°19°13°7°2°
Precipitation (mm)1081161181105951134186115

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Yarımkaya

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 30 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 22 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 30 kmwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 115 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 123 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 22 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 25 kmsouth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 120 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 145 kmwest

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

Day trips from Yarımkaya

Within 100 km: 210 historic and cultural sites, 992 natural sites, 356 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km84 places

  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 24 kmE
  • Namaz Dağı Mountain 14 kmNE
  • Güllüce Dağı Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Koru Tepe Mountain 13 kmN

25–60 km562 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 57 kmNW
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 50 kmN
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 53 kmE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 55 kmE

60–100 km912 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 97 kmNE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 93 kmNW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 88 kmNW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 92 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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