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Kengir Dağı

Located in Uludere İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°31′02″ N 42°51′31″ E

Map showing the location of Kengir Dağı Kengir Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,781 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Uludere
8.5 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport73 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport113 km

About Kengir Dağı

Kengir Dağı is a mountain. Location: Uludere İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 2,781 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Çayırlı Tepe and Göllük Tepesi.

Climate of Kengir Dağı

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 · 46 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 63 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 205 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 Kengir Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°7°13°20°25°25°21°13°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-7°-2°3°8°12°11°8°2°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)811011111227514448629392

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

How to get to Kengir Dağı

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 73 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 46 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 73 kmwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 113 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 122 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 46 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 63 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 118 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 158 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kengir Dağı

Within 100 km: 119 historic and cultural sites, 786 natural sites, 378 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km202 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 13 kmNE
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 14 kmNE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 13 kmNE
  • Yaylıca Dağı Mountain 21 kmNE

25–60 km304 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 54 kmNW
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 55 kmNE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 41 kmNE
  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 26 kmSW

60–100 km777 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 89 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 93 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 95 kmN
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 94 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Uludere City, Uludere İlçesi
    8.5 km S
  • Hilal Village, Uludere İlçesi
    7.8 km SW
  • Sapanca Village, Uludere İlçesi
    4.8 km S
  • Akduman Village, Uludere İlçesi
    5.3 km SW
  • Dere Village, Uludere İlçesi
    6.2 km SW
  • Bulakbaşı Village, Uludere İlçesi
    11 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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