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City in southwestern Turkey
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Hakkâri, known in Kurdish as Colemêrg, is a city of about 60,000 in Eastern Anatolia. It's in the far southeastern corner of Turkey, and the main reason to visit is to hike the surrounding mountains.
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Ethnography museum in a restored madrasa built 1700, set around an elegant courtyard.
Fairly basic, and overpriced for what you get. Make sure you see the room before you book (the view might be the street, the mountains or a brick wall) and be prepared to haggle. Ümit Otel opposite is now part of Sibar.
Old fashioned but reasonably comfy hotel.
Good base for climbers.
Modern ski centre hotel, usually booked up by groups.
Yüksekova (YKO) is the nearest airport, 80 km east. This has flights 4 days a week by Turkish Airlines from Istanbul (IST) taking 2 hr 20 min, and 3 days a week by Ajet from Ankara.
Read in the guideHakkâri's limited sights are within walking distance but you need wheels, preferably 4WD, to explore the area.
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