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Mountain

Kara Dağ

Located in Uludere İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°24′00″ N 43°11′09″ E

Map showing the location of Kara Dağ Kara Dağ
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,835 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oymakaya
4.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport95 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport100 km

About Kara Dağ

Kara Dağ is a mountain. Location: Uludere İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 1,835 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Sarıdağ and Kıtır Tepe.

Climate of Kara Dağ

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 91 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 66 km west20°
  • Cizre · 89 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 232 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
April (120 mm)
Driest month
July (3 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 Kara Dağ
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°13°19°26°31°31°27°19°11°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-1°4°9°14°18°18°14°8°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)84108118120689336559193

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Kara Dağ

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 95 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 66 km to the west.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 95 kmeast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 100 kmwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 119 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 66 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 89 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 123 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 125 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 189 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kara Dağ

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 534 natural sites, 303 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Başak Dağı Mountain 12 kmE
  • Erdağı Mountain 14 kmE
  • Kartalgölü Tepesi Mountain 19 kmE
  • Alibey Tepesi Mountain 19 kmW

25–60 km379 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 46 kmNE
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 32 kmNW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 29 kmNW
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 55 kmE

60–100 km454 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 83 kmNW
  • Kırmızıtaş Gölü Lake 96 kmE
  • Davulcu Gölü Lake 92 kmE
  • Büyük Göl Lake 89 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Oymakaya Village, Beytüşşebap
    4.8 km NE
  • Dağdibi Village, Uludere İlçesi
    7.5 km W
  • Kezyanik Village, Beytüşşebap
    3.2 km N
  • Andaç Neighbourhood, Uludere İlçesi
    8.4 km SE
  • Taşarası Village, Beytüşşebap
    4.5 km N
  • Yemişli Village, Uludere İlçesi
    10 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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