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Mountain

Akdağ

Located in Çelikhan İlçesi, Adıyaman Province Coordinates: 38°01′00″ N 38°20′00″ E

Map showing the location of Akdağ Akdağ
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,323 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aksu
3.7 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ADF Adıyaman Airport34 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport51 km

About Akdağ

Akdağ is a mountain. Location: Çelikhan İlçesi, Adıyaman Province. Elevation: 2,323 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Adıyaman Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Burun Dağı and Beyaz Tepe.

Climate of Akdağ

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 67 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 116 km south20°
  • Viranşehir · 153 km southeast18°
  • Osmaniye · 212 km southwest21°
Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
March (82 mm)
Driest month
August (3 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 Akdağ
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°3°10°16°21°26°26°22°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°-1°4°8°11°11°7°2°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)736682806319437456782

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

How to get to Akdağ

The nearest airport is Adıyaman Airport (ADF), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) (80 km). The nearest large city is Adıyaman, 28 km to the south.

Airports

  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 34 kmsouth
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 51 kmnorthwest
  • Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) Şanlıurfa 80 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 28 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 37 kmnorth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 91 kmeast
  • Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 107 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Akdağ

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 271 natural sites, 203 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 9 kmNW
  • Türkdağı Tepesi Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Kelebek Tepesi Mountain 11 kmNW
  • Kaşlıca Dağı Mountain 18 kmN

25–60 km161 places

  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 54 kmSE
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 56 kmN
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 38 kmSE
  • Mülk Sulama Göleti Lake 40 kmSE

60–100 km278 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 81 kmSW
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 75 kmSW
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 65 kmW
  • Yumaklı Tepe Mountain 92 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Aksu Village, Çelikhan İlçesi
    3.7 km S
  • Recep Village, Çelikhan İlçesi
    4.1 km SE
  • Yeşilyayla Village, Çelikhan İlçesi
    3.9 km N
  • Yağızatlı Village, Çelikhan İlçesi
    6.5 km SE
  • Doğanlı Village, Adıyaman
    4.9 km SW
  • Köseuşağı Village, Çelikhan İlçesi
    5.8 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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