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Balık Gölü

Located in Hatay Province, Turkey Coordinates: 36°30′16″ N 36°29′41″ E

Map showing the location of Balık Gölü Balık Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
84 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balıkhane
0.2 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
AprilNovember
See the climate
Airports
HTY Hatay Airport25 km
ALP Aleppo International Airport75 km

About Balık Gölü

Balık Gölü is a lake. Location: Hatay Province, Turkey. Elevation: 84 m. The best months to visit are April, November. The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Ballıkaya Tepesi and Gök Tepe.

Climate of Balık Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April, November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 21° · Night 11° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
August (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night 6°)
Wettest month
December (134 mm)
Driest month
July (5 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 Balık Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°15°19°24°28°32°34°34°33°28°21°15°
Average low (°C)6°7°9°13°17°21°24°25°22°17°11°7°
Precipitation (mm)12711110172471658196179134

Other places to visit in this season: April November

How to get to Balık Gölü

The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (HTY), 25 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aleppo International Airport (ALP) (75 km). The nearest large city is İskenderun, 30 km to the west.

Airports

  • Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 25 kmsouthwest
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 75 kmsoutheast
  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 101 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 30 kmwest
  • Antakya Population: 399K 45 kmsouthwest
  • Arsuz Population: 109.6K 55 kmwest
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 60 kmnortheast
  • Samandağ Population: 123.4K 66 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Balık Gölü

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 520 natural sites, 208 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km82 places

  • Lake Arin Lake 24 kmSW
  • Demrekgölü Lake 19 kmN
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 24 kmW
  • Kılıçaliziyareti Tepesi Mountain 20 kmNW

25–60 km366 places

  • Tell Atchana Historic site 31 kmS
  • Şahinlik Tepe Mountain 53 kmN
  • Nur Mountains Mountain 31 kmNW
  • Köroğlu Tepe Mountain 27 kmN

60–100 km337 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 90 kmN
  • Küçük Ada Island 98 kmW
  • Nergizi Adasi Island 90 kmW
  • Ömer Gölü Island 79 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Balıkhane Village, Kırıkhan İlçesi
    0.2 km S
  • Gölbaşı Village, Kırıkhan İlçesi
    0.3 km E
  • Kamberlikaya Village, Kırıkhan İlçesi
    1.3 km NW
  • Gölbaşı Village, Kırıkhan İlçesi
    1.8 km W
  • Gölbaşı Village, Kırıkhan İlçesi
    1.9 km W
  • Karsı Village, Kırıkhan İlçesi
    2.2 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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