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İskenderun İlçesi

Located in Hatay Province, Turkey Coordinates: 36°37′20″ N 36°15′40″ E

İskenderun İlçesi
İskenderun · Chanilim714 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
251,682
251.7K
Elevation
644 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
108
listed under İskenderun İlçesi
When to go
April–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HTY Hatay Airport29 km
ALP Aleppo International Airport100 km

About İskenderun İlçesi

İskenderun İlçesi is a district. Location: Hatay Province, Turkey. Population: 251,682. The best months to visit are April–June, October. The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Kurum Boğaz and Amanos Dağları.

Climate of İskenderun İlçesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 87 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • İskenderun · 9 km southwest22°
  • Arsuz · 40 km southwest21°
  • Antakya · 47 km south21°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (158 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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 İskenderun İlçesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°11°15°20°24°28°30°31°29°24°18°12°
Average low (°C)3°3°6°10°14°18°21°21°18°14°8°5°
Precipitation (mm)14412811984552078226087158

Other places to visit in this season: April May June October

How to get to İskenderun İlçesi

The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (HTY), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aleppo International Airport (ALP) (100 km). The nearest large city is İskenderun, 9 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 29 kmsouth
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 100 kmsoutheast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 110 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 9 kmsouthwest
  • Arsuz Population: 109.6K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Antakya Population: 399K 47 kmsouth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 50 kmnorth
  • Samandağ Population: 123.4K 65 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from İskenderun İlçesi

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 492 natural sites, 209 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km150 places

  • Balık Gölü Lake 25 kmSE
  • Demrekgölü Lake 17 kmE
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 4 kmS
  • Nur Mountains Mountain 15 kmNE

25–60 km294 places

  • Tell Atchana Historic site 44 kmS
  • Ömer Gölü Island 55 kmW
  • Eşemen Gölü Lake 57 kmW
  • Lake Arin Lake 28 kmS

60–100 km306 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 75 kmN
  • Küçük Ada Island 76 kmW
  • Nergizi Adasi Island 68 kmW
  • Yapı Gölü Lake 62 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in İskenderun İlçesi

108 places
  1. 1 İskenderun 251.7K
  2. 2 Denizciler 17.5K
  3. 3 Karayılan 9.1K
  4. 4 Bekbele 8.1K
  5. 5 Sarıseki 3.2K
  6. 6 Çırtıman 1.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages43

Mountains & nature10

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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