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Village

Cankara

Located in Gölbaşı İlçesi, Adıyaman Province Coordinates: 37°52′36″ N 37°50′45″ E

Map showing the location of Cankara Cankara
Location in Turkey
Population
96
96
Elevation
1,073 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
ADF Adıyaman Airport57 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport66 km

About Cankara

Cankara is a village. Location: Gölbaşı İlçesi, Adıyaman Province. Population: 96. Elevation: 1,073 m.

From Wikipedia

Cankara is a village in the Gölbaşı District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 96 (2021).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Cankara over time

Population of Cankara over time
2013 178
2014 174
2015 153
2016 157
2017 133
2018 135
2019 111
2020 107
2021 96
2022 92
2023 100
2024 74

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Cankara

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 65 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 112 km southeast20°
  • Osmaniye · 167 km southwest21°
  • Viranşehir · 183 km southeast18°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (81 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Cankara
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°18°24°29°34°34°30°22°14°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°11°15°18°18°14°9°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)746578735718437436581

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Cankara

The nearest airport is Adıyaman Airport (ADF), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Adıyaman, 40 km to the east.

Airports

  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 57 kmeast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 66 kmnorth
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 87 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 40 kmeast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 67 kmnortheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 87 kmwest
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 100 kmsouthwest
  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 112 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cankara

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 288 natural sites, 203 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km38 places

  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 19 kmSW
  • Meydan Dağı Mountain 18 kmW
  • Boruk Dağı Mountain 9 kmNW
  • Kara Tepe Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km146 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 40 kmNE
  • İnekli Göl Lake 36 kmSW
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 30 kmSW
  • Yumaklı Tepe Mountain 49 kmSW

60–100 km327 places

  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 75 kmSE
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 86 kmNE
  • Menzelet Barajı Lake 87 kmW
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 66 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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