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Mountain

Gelincik Tepe

Located in Uludere İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°30′43″ N 42°55′02″ E

Map showing the location of Gelincik Tepe Gelincik Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,839 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Uzungeçit
7 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport78 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport112 km

About Gelincik Tepe

Gelincik Tepe is a mountain. Location: Uludere İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 2,839 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Kelmehmet Dağı and Küçükkaya Tepe.

Climate of Gelincik Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 93 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 50 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 68 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 210 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (122 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Gelincik Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°6°13°19°25°25°21°12°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-7°-2°3°7°11°11°7°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)811011111227514448629392

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Gelincik Tepe

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 50 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 78 kmwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 112 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 117 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 50 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 68 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 117 kmnorth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 163 kmwest

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

Day trips from Gelincik Tepe

Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 740 natural sites, 360 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km205 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 11 kmN
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 11 kmNE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 12 kmN
  • Yaylıca Dağı Mountain 19 kmN

25–60 km311 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 57 kmNW
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 51 kmNE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 37 kmNE
  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 30 kmSW

60–100 km688 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 94 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 93 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 95 kmN
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 100 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Uzungeçit Town, Uludere İlçesi
    7 km E
  • Uludere City, Uludere İlçesi
    9.7 km SW
  • Navara Village, Uludere İlçesi
    5.3 km E
  • Boğazören Village, Beytüşşebap
    8.3 km E
  • Bulakbaşı Village, Uludere İlçesi
    9.6 km S
  • Sapanca Village, Uludere İlçesi
    5.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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