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Keban İlçesi

Local name: Keban

Located in Elazığ, Turkey Coordinates: 38°47′40″ N 38°44′16″ E

Map showing the location of Keban İlçesi Keban İlçesi
Location in Turkey
Population
8,132
8.1K
Elevation
760 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
35
listed under Keban İlçesi
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport52 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport69 km

About Keban İlçesi

Keban İlçesi is a district. Location: Elazığ, Turkey. Population: 8,132.

From Wikipedia

Keban is a town of Elazığ Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Keban District. Its population is 5,906 (2022). In the local elections 2024 the Nationalist Movement Party candidate Yücel Doğan was elected as Mayor. Keban is in the west of Elazığ Province and 46 km away from the province center.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
510 km²
Official website
keban.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Keban İlçesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 196 km southeast18°
  • Suruç · 204 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 241 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (77 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 Keban İlçesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°13°19°25°31°36°36°31°23°14°8°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°9°14°18°22°22°18°12°6°2°
Precipitation (mm)706471756121427476877

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Keban İlçesi

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 52 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 44 km to the east.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 52 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 69 kmsouthwest
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 44 kmeast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 61 kmsouthwest
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 121 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 123 kmnortheast
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 126 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Keban İlçesi

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 261 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km21 places

  • Karakez Dağı Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Akbaba Tepesi Mountain 4 kmW
  • Karcıkziyareti Tepesi Mountain 12 kmS
  • Hasan Dağı Mountain 24 kmSE

25–60 km145 places

  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 43 kmSW
  • Yılan Dağı Mountain 51 kmN
  • Sernek Dağı Mountain 50 kmN
  • Sernek Dağı Mountain 44 kmN

60–100 km374 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 67 kmSE
  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 92 kmSW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 67 kmE
  • Palat Gölü Lake 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Keban İlçesi

35 places
  1. 1 Keban 5.8K
  2. 2 Bahçeli 30

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages32

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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