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Lake Hazar

Located in Elazığ, Turkey Coordinates: 38°29′18″ N 39°24′22″ E

Map showing the location of Lake Hazar Lake Hazar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,239 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hacıalikomu
1.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport16 km
DIY Diyarbakır Airport96 km

About Lake Hazar

Lake Hazar is a lake. Location: Elazığ, Turkey. Elevation: 1,239 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Çelemelik Dağı and Göl Dere.

Climate of Lake Hazar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 89 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 144 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 177 km southeast19°
  • Suruç · 189 km southwest20°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (107 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).

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Climate of Lake Hazar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°17°23°29°34°34°29°21°13°6°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°11°16°20°19°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)98909910072184375689107

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Lake Hazar

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 16 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 26 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 16 kmnorthwest
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 96 kmsoutheast
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 111 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 26 kmnorthwest
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 82 kmsouth
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 95 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 96 kmwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 104 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lake Hazar

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 243 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 19 kmN
  • Zivar Dağı Mountain 25 kmS
  • Yüksek Tepe Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Kuşakçı Dağları Mountain 18 kmW

25–60 km159 places

  • Ziri Dağı Mountain 46 kmNE
  • Veşin Dağı Mountain 52 kmE
  • Sulak Dağı Mountain 41 kmN
  • Sığık Dağı Mountain 40 kmE

60–100 km353 places

  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 69 kmSE
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 88 kmW
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 74 kmE
  • Gözegölü Sulama Göleti Lake 81 kmSE

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