- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Elevation
- 213 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- HTY Hatay Airport64 km
- KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport94 km
About Issus
Issus is a historic site. Location: Erzin İlçesi, Hatay Province.
Issus (Latin; Phoenician: Sissu) or Issos (Ancient Greek: Ἰσσός, Issós, or Ἰσσοί, Issoí) was an ancient settlement on the strategic coastal plain straddling the small Pinarus River (a fast melt-water stream several metres wide) below the navigationally difficult inland mountains towering above to the east in the Turkish Province of Hatay, near the border with Syria. It can be identified with Kinet Höyük in the village of Yeşilköy near Dörtyol in Turkey's Hatay Province.
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Climate of Issus
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October–November.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 20° · Night 11° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 33°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 5°)
- Wettest month
- December (140 mm)
- Driest month
- July (9 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 13° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 27° | 30° | 33° | 33° | 32° | 27° | 20° | 15° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 114 | 110 | 89 | 61 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 67 | 85 | 140 |
Other places to visit in this season: April May October November
How to get to Issus
The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (HTY), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Çukurova International Airport (COV) (102 km). The nearest large city is Osmaniye, 16 km to the north.
Airports
- Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 64 kmsouth
- Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 94 kmnortheast
- Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 102 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 16 kmnorth
- İskenderun Population: 251.7K 39 kmsouth
- Arsuz Population: 109.6K 65 kmsouthwest
- Adana Population: 1.8M 80 kmwest
- Antakya Population: 399K 81 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Issus
Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 521 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km128 places
- Nur Mountains Mountain 23 kmSE
- Kösür Dağı Mountain 19 kmNE
- Delihalil Tepe Mountain 16 kmNW
- Uzundüz Tepesi Mountain 18 kmE
25–60 km330 places
- Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 40 kmN
- Ömer Gölü Island 55 kmSW
- Örmeli Göl Lake 52 kmNE
- Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 37 kmNE
60–100 km355 places
- Tell Atchana Historic site 79 kmS
- Küçük Ada Island 82 kmSW
- Nergizi Adasi Island 73 kmSW
- Yapı Gölü Lake 62 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Basık Tepe Mountain, Erzin İlçesi2.8 km W
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Kazan Tepe Mountain, Erzin İlçesi4.3 km SW
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Esek Tepesi Mountain, Erzin İlçesi4.4 km N
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Sarı Çayı River, Hatay Province2.6 km N
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Zeytin Tepe Mountain, Erzin İlçesi5.3 km SW
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Haydardağı Tepesi Mountain, Erzin İlçesi4.8 km W
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Gözlek Tepesi Mountain, Erzin İlçesi6 km W
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Pemuklukır Tepesi Mountain, Erzin İlçesi6.6 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Erzin City, Erzin İlçesi2.8 km NW
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Kuzuculu Village, Dörtyol İlçesi2.4 km SW
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Makhmutlar Neighbourhood, Erzin İlçesi2.8 km NW
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Kuyuluk Village, Erzin İlçesi4.9 km E
Sources & licences
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