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Municipality

Karkamış Bucağı

Located in Gaziantep Province, Turkey Coordinates: 36°49′30″ N 37°59′27″ E

Map showing the location of Karkamış Bucağı Karkamış Bucağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
380 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Asia/Damascus · UTC+03:00
When to go
AprilNovember
See the climate
Airports
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport48 km
ALP Aleppo International Airport99 km

About Karkamış Bucağı

Karkamış Bucağı is a municipality. Location: Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Elevation: 380 m. The best months to visit are April, November. The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Yassıgeçit Deresı and Çakmak Tepesi.

Climate of Karkamış Bucağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April, November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 20° · Night 6° · Rain 34 mm

Hottest month
July (day 40°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (66 mm)
Driest month
July (0 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 Karkamış Bucağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°13°18°24°30°36°40°40°36°28°20°13°
Average low (°C)1°2°5°9°13°18°22°21°16°11°6°3°
Precipitation (mm)66514432223013223463

Other places to visit in this season: April November

How to get to Karkamış Bucağı

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Suruç, 42 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 48 kmwest
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 99 kmsouthwest
  • Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) Şanlıurfa 106 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 42 kmnortheast
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 60 kmnorthwest
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 79 kmwest
  • Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 81 kmnortheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 107 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Karkamış Bucağı

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 310 natural sites, 137 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km52 places

  • Kurt Tepesi Mountain 18 kmN
  • Çakmak Tepesi Mountain 3 kmN
  • Tuzlak Tepesi Mountain 20 kmW
  • İtdağı Tepe Mountain 18 kmN

25–60 km140 places

  • Kayacıik Barajı Lake 44 kmW
  • Sinekseken Tepe Mountain 48 kmW
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 40 kmN
  • Kara Dağ Mountain 36 kmNE

60–100 km304 places

  • Burç Göleti Lake 78 kmW
  • Konak Göleti Lake 68 kmW
  • Yumaklı Tepe Mountain 92 kmNW
  • Yarım Tepe Mountain 83 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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