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Village

Taşkesen

Located in Keban İlçesi, Elazığ Coordinates: 38°48′43″ N 38°51′00″ E

Map showing the location of Taşkesen Taşkesen
Location in Turkey
Elevation
936 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport45 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport78 km

About Taşkesen

Taşkesen is a village. Location: Keban İlçesi, Elazığ. Elevation: 936 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Kale Tepesi and Akbaba Tepesi.

Climate of Taşkesen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 73 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 194 km southeast18°
  • Suruç · 208 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 236 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (84 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 Taşkesen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°12°19°25°31°36°35°31°22°13°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-1°3°8°12°17°21°21°17°11°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)756875816420427517384

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Taşkesen

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 45 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 36 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 45 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 78 kmsouthwest
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 116 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 36 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 69 kmsouthwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 117 kmnortheast
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 124 kmsouth
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 127 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Taşkesen

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 268 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km23 places

  • Akbaba Tepesi Mountain 13 kmW
  • Karcıkziyareti Tepesi Mountain 15 kmSW
  • Hasan Dağı Mountain 23 kmS
  • Gül Pınarı Natural site 16 kmE

25–60 km138 places

  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 58 kmE
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 51 kmSW
  • Yılan Dağı Mountain 47 kmN
  • Sernek Dağı Mountain 53 kmNW

60–100 km386 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 60 kmSE
  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 99 kmSW
  • Palat Gölü Lake 82 kmN
  • Koç Gölü Lake 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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