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Mountain

Sof Dağı

Located in Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province Coordinates: 37°10′00″ N 37°08′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sof Dağı Sof Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,233 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Acaroba
1.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport39 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport44 km

About Sof Dağı

Sof Dağı is a mountain. Location: Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province. Elevation: 1,233 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Damla Tepe and Büyüksoy Tepe.

Climate of Sof Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 2° · Rain 67 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 79 km west21°
  • İskenderun · 107 km southwest22°
  • Suruç · 117 km east20°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (113 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Sof Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°17°23°28°32°32°29°22°13°7°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°5°9°14°17°17°13°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1109283583682364167113

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Sof Dağı

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gaziantep, 25 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 39 kmsoutheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 44 kmnorth
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 110 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 25 kmsoutheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 50 kmnorth
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 50 kmsouth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 79 kmwest
  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 107 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Sof Dağı

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 606 natural sites, 230 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Burç Göleti Lake 12 kmS
  • Kartal Dağı Mountain 4 kmS
  • Büyüksoy Tepe Mountain 4 kmS
  • Büyük Dağ Mountain 14 kmSW

25–60 km385 places

  • Örmeli Göl Lake 35 kmW
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 55 kmW
  • Kara Göl Lake 34 kmW
  • Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 47 kmW

60–100 km451 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 79 kmW
  • İnekli Göl Lake 68 kmNE
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 75 kmNE
  • Balık Gölü Lake 93 kmSW

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