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Sirnak... Surrounded by high mountains, is Sirnak a new province, which was once a town of Hakkari province. The Habur border gate with Iraq is here on the road which is one of Türkiye's main links to Middle Eastern countries. Sirnak, on the north face of Mount Cudi (2,114 M), derives its name from the Moslem belief that Noah's Ark landed on this holy mountain: Sir - City, Nak - Noah. Forty - five kilometers from Sirnak, Cizre is the supposed location of his tomb. Siirt was an especially eminent city at the time of tne Abbasid Caliphate. Among the city's monuments, be sure to visit the 12th century Seljuk Ulu Mosque and the 13th century Asakir Carsi Mosque. At Aydinlar, only 6 km from Siirt, the ibranim Hakki Mausoleum Complex and nearby private Ibrahim Hakki Astronomical Museum are worthy of close examination. Siirt produces fine and large pistachio nuts and is known as well for its excellent goat-hair blankets and kilims. Sirnak, on the north face of Mount Cudi (2,114 meters)derives its name from the Moslem belief that Noah's Ark lended an this holy mountain: Sir-City, Nak-Noah. Fortyfive kilometers from Sirnak, Cizre is the supposed location of his tomb. Cavustepe, 35km from Van on the Hakkari road, is an important Urartian citadel. Excavated in 1970, today you can see temples, a palace, a sacrificial altar and inscriptions. On the pastoral, winding road to Hakkari, the Zernek Dam Lake offers itself as a resting spot on the way to Hosap, 60 km from Van, where a 17th century fairytale castle rises above a small hill. Although the inside is badly damaged, the exterior walls, crenellations and turrets are well-preserved. Among the interesting geographical features around Lake Van, the Muradiye Waterfalls, 88 km north of Van, with a peaceful tea garden and restaurants, and Gahnispi-Beyaz Cesme Falls, 60km south of Van, are worth visiting. The road to remote Hakkari, 203 km southeast of Van, takes you through Cilo-Sat Mountains and the Zap Valley. A medieval fortress some of Türkiye's most magnificent scenery dominates the city, which is at an altitude of 1,700 meters. This piece of land of 779,000 square kilometers, located between Europe and Asia, serves as a bridge between three continents, and is surrounded on therr sides by seas with substantially different characteristics. A large variety of climatic zones co-exist due to its topography. It , might even be argued that Anatolia is unique in the world for the great number and variety of climatic zones in proportion to its area.