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Bekbele

Located in İskenderun İlçesi, Hatay Province Coordinates: 36°37′09″ N 36°13′26″ E

Map showing the location of Bekbele Bekbele
Location in Turkey
Population
8,148
8.1K
Elevation
133 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayNovember
See the climate
Airports
HTY Hatay Airport29 km
ALP Aleppo International Airport102 km

About Bekbele

Bekbele is a village. Location: İskenderun İlçesi, Hatay Province. Population: 8,148. Elevation: 133 m.

From Wikipedia

Bekbele is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İskenderun, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,148 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is situated mostly to the east of Çukurova Motorway and is almost merged to İskenderun. The distance to Antakya (the administrative center of the province) is about 80 kilometres (50 mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Bekbele over time

Population of Bekbele over time
2013 7,600
2014 7,798
2015 7,815
2016 7,902
2017 7,890
2018 7,754
2019 7,898
2020 7,942
2021 7,890
2022 8,148
2023 7,841

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bekbele

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 21° · Night 11° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night 6°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bekbele
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°15°18°23°28°31°34°34°32°28°21°15°
Average low (°C)6°7°9°13°17°21°24°24°21°17°11°8°
Precipitation (mm)14412811984552078226087158

Other places to visit in this season: April May November

How to get to Bekbele

The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (HTY), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aleppo International Airport (ALP) (102 km). The nearest large city is İskenderun, 6 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 29 kmsouth
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 102 kmsoutheast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 6 kmsouthwest
  • Arsuz Population: 109.6K 38 kmsouthwest
  • Antakya Population: 399K 46 kmsouth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 51 kmnorth
  • Samandağ Population: 123.4K 64 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bekbele

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 483 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km129 places

  • Demrekgölü Lake 20 kmE
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 5 kmSE
  • Nur Mountains Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Karlık Tepe Mountain 18 kmSW

25–60 km312 places

  • Tell Atchana Historic site 45 kmS
  • Ömer Gölü Island 52 kmW
  • Yapı Gölü Lake 59 kmW
  • Eşemen Gölü Lake 54 kmW

60–100 km297 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 75 kmN
  • Küçük Ada Island 73 kmW
  • Nergizi Adasi Island 65 kmW
  • Örmeli Göl Lake 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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