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Village

Balkar

Located in Gölbaşı İlçesi, Adıyaman Province Coordinates: 37°43′50″ N 37°33′50″ E

Map showing the location of Balkar Balkar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
919 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport58 km
ADF Adıyaman Airport80 km

About Balkar

Balkar is a village. Location: Gölbaşı İlçesi, Adıyaman Province. Elevation: 919 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Çınarlıgöl Dere and Azaplı Göl.

Climate of Balkar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 113 km southeast20°
  • Osmaniye · 137 km southwest21°
  • İskenderun · 177 km southwest22°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (87 mm)
Driest month
August (2 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 Balkar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°13°19°25°30°35°35°31°23°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°11°15°18°18°13°8°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)816774604412326396287

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Balkar

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) (87 km). The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 59 km to the west.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 58 kmwest
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 80 kmeast
  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 87 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 59 kmwest
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 63 kmeast
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 76 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 95 kmnortheast
  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 113 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Balkar

Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 384 natural sites, 203 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km32 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 6 kmSW
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 2 kmNW
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 11 kmNE
  • Yumaklı Tepe Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km132 places

  • Yarım Tepe Mountain 52 kmE
  • Taşlıalan Mountain 44 kmSW
  • Öksüz Dağı Mountain 28 kmW
  • Nurhak Dağları Mountain 34 kmN

60–100 km449 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 70 kmNE
  • Örmeli Göl Lake 99 kmSW
  • Kara Göl Lake 97 kmSW
  • Burç Göleti Lake 82 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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