Historic site

Cinkale

Located in Payas, Hatay Province Coordinates: 36°45′29″ N 36°11′59″ E

Location in Turkey

Nearest town: Payas; 1.3 km E
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation: 13 m; above sea level
When to go: April–MayNovember; See the climate
Airports: HTY Hatay Airport45 km; COV Çukurova International Airport102 km

About Cinkale

Cinkale is a historic site. Location: Payas, Hatay Province. The best months to visit are April–May, November. The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Yakacık Dere and Kuru Dere.

Climate of Cinkale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 21° · Night 12° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month: August (day 34°)
Coldest month: January (night 7°)
Wettest month: December (144 mm)
Driest month: July (8 mm)

14° 7°

15° 7°

19° 10°

24° 14°

28° 18°

31° 22°

33° 24°

34° 25°

32° 22°

28° 18°

21° 12°

16° 9°

Jan

131

Feb

118

Mar

113

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

144

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 Cinkale
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	14°	15°	19°	24°	28°	31°	33°	34°	32°	28°	21°	16°
Average low (°C)	7°	7°	10°	14°	18°	22°	24°	25°	22°	18°	12°	9°
Precipitation (mm)	131	118	113	85	59	23	8	10	25	64	85	144

Other places to visit in this season: April May November

How to get to Cinkale

The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (HTY), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Çukurova International Airport (COV) (102 km). The nearest large city is İskenderun, 19 km to the south.

Airports

Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 45 kmsouth
Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 102 kmwest
Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 110 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

İskenderun Population: 251.7K 19 kmsouth
Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 35 kmnorth
Arsuz Population: 109.6K 47 kmsouthwest
Antakya Population: 399K 61 kmsouth
Samandağ Population: 123.4K 78 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cinkale

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 506 natural sites, 230 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km151 places

Demrekgölü Lake 24 kmSE
Sivri Tepe Mountain 20 kmS
Nur Mountains Mountain 12 kmE
Almadagh Mountain 18 kmS

25–60 km302 places

Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 60 kmN
Ömer Gölü Island 49 kmW
Yapı Gölü Lake 56 kmW
Eşemen Gölü Lake 53 kmW

60–100 km330 places

Tell Atchana Historic site 60 kmS
Küçük Ada Island 74 kmW
Nergizi Adasi Island 64 kmW
Örmeli Göl Lake 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Yakacık Dere River, Hatay Province
0.8 km SW
Kuru Dere River, Hatay Province
2.3 km N
Çelikyeri Deresi River, Hatay Province
2.5 km SE
Mancınık Kalesi Historic site, Payas
6.6 km NE
Çoğunyorebi Tepesi Mountain, Payas
6.6 km SE
Karamusa Köprüsü Landmark, İskenderun İlçesi
7 km S
Kurt Tepesi Mountain, İskenderun İlçesi
5.7 km S
Cennetkaşı Tepe Mountain, Payas
9.4 km E

Cinkale

Nearest towns and villages

Payas City, Payas
1.3 km E
Karşı Village, Payas
1.2 km SE
Karayılan Town, İskenderun İlçesi
5.3 km S
Yakacık Bucağı Municipality, Hatay Province
1.4 km NE

Cinkale

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 9, 2026