GEOGRAPHICAL STRUCTURE

The district of Yuksekova is a border district of our country surrounded with Iran and Semdinli in the east, Iraq in the south, Cukurca and Hakkari in the west, the district of Baskale of Van and Iran in the north. Its surface area is 2291 square kilometres and it is 80 km away from the province of Hakkari. Surrounded by mountains, our district has an altitude of 1950 m. It is surrounded by the Cilo mountain in the west, Mor Mountain in the north, Iran’s borderline mountains in the east, and the Sipiriz mountain range that extends from Cilo mountain in the south. The district of Yuksekova is a depression zone. Nehil stream runs near the plain, which is an tributary of the great Zap river. There are some glacial and cirque lakes in the high mountains of Yuksekova. These lakes are mostly located on Cilo and Sat mountains.

CILO MOUNTAIN (RESKO) 4168 M

DILEZİ 3250 M KELEMERI 3084 M

MOR MOUNTAIN 3810 M

ORAMAR 3302 M

KORAN 3396 M

SAT MOUNTAIN 3300 M

SERRAZI 112 M

VADINASUR 3250 M

The district of Yuksekova is located between the longitudes of 42-10 and 44-50 and the northern latitudes of 36-57 and 37-48. Yuksekova plain has a width of 15km and a length of 40 km. Despite having rich alluvial soils, tree and fruit growing is rarely practiced due to negative climate conditions. The big difference in temperature between day and night as well as seasons has established a ground for lush meadow and pasture as well as animal husbandry rather than agriculture. The largest plateau is the Kandil Plateau and the vicinity of Armutduzu. The largest valley is the Nehil stream valley, which is a tributary of Zap that runs through Yuksekova. The plateaus in Yuksekova have dictated the economic life and especially given prominence to animal husbandry. The main plateaus are the following:

CEYTER, MERGEZER , MEYDANBELEK, MOR MOUNTAIN, VARGENIM, KANIMASI

The main streams are the following: Nehil and Oramar streams.