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Akbez

Located in Hassa İlçesi, Hatay Province Coordinates: 36°51′20″ N 36°31′04″ E

Map showing the location of Akbez Akbez
Location in Turkey
Population
10,228
10.2K
Elevation
624 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
HTY Hatay Airport59 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport85 km

About Akbez

Akbez is a town. Location: Hassa İlçesi, Hatay Province. Population: 10,228. Elevation: 624 m.

From Wikipedia

Akbez is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Hassa, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 10,228 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Akbez over time

Population of Akbez over time
2013 9,387
2014 9,459
2015 9,565
2016 9,808
2017 9,972
2018 9,914
2019 10,115
2020 10,289
2021 10,374
2022 10,228
2023 9,724

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Akbez

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 7° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 34 km northwest21°
  • İskenderun · 43 km southwest22°
  • Arsuz · 75 km southwest21°
Hottest month
August (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (143 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Akbez
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°11°15°21°26°30°33°34°31°25°17°11°
Average low (°C)1°2°5°9°14°18°21°21°18°13°7°3°
Precipitation (mm)13611910372441125114777143

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Akbez

The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (HTY), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) (86 km). The nearest large city is Osmaniye, 34 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 59 kmsouth
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 85 kmnortheast
  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 86 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 34 kmnorthwest
  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 43 kmsouthwest
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 55 kmeast
  • Arsuz Population: 109.6K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Antakya Population: 399K 79 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Akbez

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 577 natural sites, 247 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Demrekgölü Lake 22 kmS
  • Şahinlik Tepe Mountain 14 kmN
  • Nur Mountains Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Kösür Dağı Mountain 25 kmNW

25–60 km308 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 54 kmNW
  • Örmeli Göl Lake 37 kmNE
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 34 kmN
  • Kara Göl Lake 38 kmNE

60–100 km366 places

  • Tell Atchana Historic site 70 kmS
  • Nergizi Adasi Island 95 kmW
  • Ömer Gölü Island 78 kmW
  • Yapı Gölü Lake 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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