Village

Babakonağı

Located in Aksaray, Aksaray Province Coordinates: 38°36′15″ N 34°15′57″ E

Location in Turkey

Population: 237; 237
Elevation: 1,122 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: May–JuneAugust–October; See the climate
Airports: NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport30 km; ASR Kayseri Erkilet International Airport109 km

About Babakonağı

Babakonağı is a village. Location: Aksaray, Aksaray Province. Population: 237. Elevation: 1,122 m.

From Wikipedia

Babakonağı (formerly: Gelesin) is a village in the Aksaray District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 237 (2021). The village is populated by Kurds.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Babakonağı over time

Population of Babakonağı over time
2013		339
2014		329
2015		306
2016		279
2017		276
2018		276
2019		275
2020		249
2021		237
2022		249
2023		238
2024		216

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Babakonağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, August–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 1° · Rain 33 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Tarsus · 195 km south22°
Mersin · 202 km south22°
Adana · 203 km southeast21°

Hottest month: July (day 29°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: April (50 mm)
Driest month: August (4 mm)

4° -4°

6° -3°

11° 0°

17° 5°

21° 8°

25° 11°

29° 14°

29° 13°

25° 10°

19° 6°

12° 1°

6° -2°

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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 Babakonağı
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	6°	11°	17°	21°	25°	29°	29°	25°	19°	12°	6°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-3°	0°	5°	8°	11°	14°	13°	10°	6°	1°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	38	35	40	50	48	31	7	4	10	27	33	45

Other places to visit in this season: May June August September October

How to get to Babakonağı

The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aksaray, 33 km to the southwest.

Airports

Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 30 kmnortheast
Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 109 kmeast
Konya Airport (KYA) Konya 164 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Aksaray Population: 327.6K 33 kmsouthwest
Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 61 kmnorth
Kayseri Population: 1.5M 107 kmeast
Heraclea Population: 156.3K 123 kmsouth
Kirikkale Population: 187K 153 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Babakonağı

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 232 natural sites, 109 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

Ekecek Dağı Mountain 20 kmW
Bozdağ Tepesi Mountain 18 kmE
Keleş Dağıı Mountain 9 kmW
Karabayır Tepesi Mountain 18 kmS

25–60 km130 places

Acıgöl Lake 34 kmSE
Karaboğaz Göleti Lake 39 kmN
Uluyol Sarnıcı Lake 52 kmSE
Şahinkalesi Tepesi Mountain 39 kmS

60–100 km199 places

Akgöl Lake 80 kmSW
Lake Tuz Lake 78 kmW
Söbe Göl Lake 90 kmE
Lake Suğla Lake 69 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Tavşan Dağı Mountain, Aksaray
8.7 km SW
Kara Dağ Mountain, Çorum Province
9 km E
Kabak Tepesi Mountain, Aksaray
8.6 km SE
Keleş Dağıı Mountain, Aksaray
8.7 km W
Kavaklı Tepe Mountain, Aksaray
9.6 km SW
Keklikkaya Tepesi Mountain, Aksaray
16 km SW