BII makalede 5-8 Haziran 2001 tarihleri arasznda Van-Hakkdri-$lrnakve Siirt yoresine yapzlan arastmna gezisindeki cograftgozlemlel'in bazlion a9lklmlmaya t;alz§ll1m§tzr. Soz konususeyahatimiz, 1650 metre yiikseltide Van'dan ba,lay,p, yakla"k 600metre yilkseltide Siirt'iesonbuldu. Gl1zergdllllnzzda ilkolaYak Giirptnar Ovast ve kasabasi yer aldt. Dalla sonra darve derillHosap C;ayl vadisi takip edilerek Giizelsll'ya, orada!! da2250 metre yiikseltide kurulmus olan Ba$kaIe'ye uIa$lldl. Bumdan ZapSlLyu veNelzil c;.ayz uadisi izlenerek once Yiiksekova'ya sonra Hakkdri'ye uanldt. Hakkdri'derz sonra yl1ksek daglzk alanlar ve gecitlerden gefilerek $lrnak-Erulz tizerinden Siirt'e ula$lldl.

Some of the geographical oosenmtione made during a research trip to Van-Hakkdri-$lrnak and SUrf between 5-6 June-zour, are tried to be explained in this essay. TIlts trip startedfrom Van in an altitudeof 1650m andended in Siirt in analtitudeof600 m. Tile Giirpmar plain andtownwasthe first place on our trip. Following the deep and narrow Ho§ap stream GiizeIsu wasreached andfrom there tile route ledto Baskale with an altitude of 2250 m. From here tlze trip toeni on along Zap streamandNehii streani to Yuksekooa first and then Hakkari. After passing high mountainous areas and passes finally we arrived over$lmak Erulz in Ciirt.