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Karanlık Dere

Located in Hatay Province, Turkey Coordinates: 36°24′00″ N 36°10′00″ E

Map showing the location of Karanlık Dere Karanlık Dere
Location in Turkey
Elevation
568 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kışla
1.4 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HTY Hatay Airport12 km
ALP Aleppo International Airport98 km

About Karanlık Dere

Karanlık Dere is a river. Location: Hatay Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are April–June, October. The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Gökkaya Deresi and Alıslıtepeleri.

Climate of Karanlık Dere

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 90 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • İskenderun · 21 km north22°
  • Antakya · 22 km south21°
  • Arsuz · 25 km west21°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (154 mm)
Driest month
July (8 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 Karanlık Dere
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°12°15°20°24°28°30°30°29°25°18°12°
Average low (°C)3°4°7°10°14°18°21°22°19°14°8°5°
Precipitation (mm)14312511379521989246990154

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

How to get to Karanlık Dere

The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (HTY), 12 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Aleppo International Airport (ALP) (98 km). The nearest large city is İskenderun, 21 km to the north.

Airports

  • Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 12 kmeast
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 98 kmeast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 112 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 21 kmnorth
  • Antakya Population: 399K 21 kmsouth
  • Arsuz Population: 109.6K 25 kmwest
  • Samandağ Population: 123.4K 39 kmsouthwest
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 75 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Karanlık Dere

Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 385 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Lake Arin Lake 10 kmE
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 22 kmN
  • Karlık Tepe Mountain 13 kmNW
  • Almadagh Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km252 places

  • Tell Atchana Historic site 27 kmSE
  • Ömer Gölü Island 58 kmNW
  • Eşemen Gölü Lake 56 kmNW
  • Darboğaz Gölü Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km274 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 100 kmN
  • Küçük Ada Island 71 kmW
  • Nergizi Adasi Island 64 kmW
  • Yapı Gölü Lake 63 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kışla Village, Antakya İlçesi
    1.4 km S
  • Serinyol Town, Antakya İlçesi
    6 km SE
  • Dilekli Village, Belen İlçesi
    2.4 km NW
  • Gavurdam Village, Antakya İlçesi
    2.6 km E
  • Tahtaköprü Village, Antakya İlçesi
    3.2 km SE
  • İrebe Village, Antakya İlçesi
    3.7 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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