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Afşin İlçesi

Located in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°15′29″ N 36°55′08″ E

Map showing the location of Afşin İlçesi Afşin İlçesi
Location in Turkey
Population
82,662
82.7K
Elevation
1,232 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
78
listed under Afşin İlçesi
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport80 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport104 km

About Afşin İlçesi

Afşin İlçesi is a district. Location: Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Population: 82,662. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Çukurpınar Deresi and Karaardıç Deresi.

Climate of Afşin İlçesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night -1° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 144 km southwest21°
  • Suruç · 195 km southeast20°
  • İskenderun · 197 km south22°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
December (66 mm)
Driest month
August (6 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 Afşin İlçesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°16°21°26°31°31°27°20°12°6°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°-1°3°6°9°12°11°7°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)5850605650247613405566

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

How to get to Afşin İlçesi

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 80 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) (137 km). The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 75 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 80 kmsouth
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 104 kmeast
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 137 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 75 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 123 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 131 kmsoutheast
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 136 kmnorthwest
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 139 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Afşin İlçesi

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 311 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km46 places

  • Ufacıklar Tepesi Mountain 6 kmW
  • Tuzlu Tepe Mountain 24 kmW
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Kaletaş Tepesi Mountain 21 kmS

25–60 km140 places

  • Uzunöz Tepesi Mountain 54 kmN
  • Tekne Dağı Mountain 46 kmSW
  • Kocadağ Tepesi Mountain 40 kmW
  • Sandıkdere Tepesi Mountain 52 kmNW

60–100 km311 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 80 kmSE
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 79 kmSE
  • Paşali Barajı Göleti Lake 71 kmNW
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Afşin İlçesi

78 places
  1. 1 Afşin 39.6K
  2. 2 Binboğa 231
  3. 3 Kötüre 192
  4. 4 Haticepınar 98

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

Cities & villages43

Mountains & nature11

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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