- Population
- 1,260
- 1.3K
- Elevation
- 969 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport68 km
- KYA Konya Airport128 km
About Altınkaya
Altınkaya is a village. Location: Aksaray, Aksaray Province. Population: 1,260. Elevation: 969 m.
Altınkaya (formerly: Çardak) is a village in the Aksaray District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,260 (2021). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
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Population of Altınkaya over time
| 2013 | 1,689 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,545 | |
| 2015 | 1,426 | |
| 2016 | 1,375 | |
| 2017 | 1,347 | |
| 2018 | 1,361 | |
| 2019 | 1,312 | |
| 2020 | 1,316 | |
| 2021 | 1,260 | |
| 2022 | 1,197 | |
| 2023 | 1,175 | |
| 2024 | 1,098 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Altınkaya
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 1° · Rain 42 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Tarsus · 213 km southeast22°
- Mersin · 214 km south22°
- Adana · 227 km southeast21°
- Hottest month
- July (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- December (59 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 27° | 31° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 13° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 14° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 42 | 59 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Altınkaya
The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 68 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aksaray, 35 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 68 kmeast
- Konya Airport (KYA) Konya 128 kmsouthwest
- Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 150 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Aksaray Population: 327.6K 35 kmsoutheast
- Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 67 kmnortheast
- Heraclea Population: 156.3K 125 kmsouth
- Kirikkale Population: 187K 138 kmnorth
- Konya Population: 1.4M 140 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Altınkaya
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 216 natural sites, 92 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km10 places
- Ekecek Dağı Mountain 23 kmE
- Boz Tepe Mountain 3 kmN
- Musluk Çeşmesi Natural site 25 kmSE
- Ebuhasan Deresi River 18 kmSE
25–60 km75 places
- Akgöl Lake 46 kmSW
- Lake Tuz Lake 37 kmW
- Acıgöl Lake 49 kmW
- Karaboğaz Göleti Lake 49 kmNE
60–100 km235 places
- Köpek Gölü Lake 69 kmW
- Tersakan Gölü Lake 61 kmW
- Lake Suğla Lake 85 kmNE
- Musalar Gölü Lake 83 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Boz Tepe Mountain, Aksaray2.5 km N
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Özdere River, Aksaray Province10 km NE
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Kocayokuş Tepesi Mountain, Şereflikoçhisar İlçesi20 km NW
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Ekecek Dağı Mountain, Aksaray23 km E
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Kocayokuş Tepesi Mountain, Şereflikoçhisar İlçesi22 km NW
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Kulhasan Deresi River, Aksaray Province17 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources