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Natural site

Kuk Pınarı

Located in Kilis Province, Turkey Coordinates: 36°52′54″ N 37°10′43″ E

Map showing the location of Kuk Pınarı Kuk Pınarı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
778 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Şahinbey
3.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport28 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport76 km

About Kuk Pınarı

Kuk Pınarı is a natural site. Location: Kilis Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Helmakaya Tepesi and Kovalık Dağı.

Climate of Kuk Pınarı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 4° · Rain 56 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 85 km west21°
  • İskenderun · 95 km west22°
  • Suruç · 111 km east20°
Hottest month
August (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (97 mm)
Driest month
July (1 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 Kuk Pınarı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°15°20°27°33°36°36°33°26°17°11°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°7°12°17°20°20°16°10°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)97807350315124345696

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Kuk Pınarı

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 28 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kilis, 19 km to the south.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 28 kmeast
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 76 kmnorth
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 78 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 19 kmsouth
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 27 kmnortheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 81 kmnorth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 86 kmwest
  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 96 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kuk Pınarı

Within 100 km: 65 historic and cultural sites, 570 natural sites, 214 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km189 places

  • Burç Göleti Lake 20 kmN
  • Konak Göleti Lake 13 kmS
  • Kefiz Dağı Mountain 12 kmS
  • Dümbüllü Dağı Mountain 16 kmSW

25–60 km244 places

  • Örmeli Göl Lake 48 kmNW
  • Kara Göl Lake 48 kmNW
  • Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 56 kmNW
  • Kayacıik Barajı Lake 29 kmE

60–100 km416 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 94 kmNW
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 66 kmNW
  • İnekli Göl Lake 95 kmN
  • Lake Arin Lake 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Şahinbey Village, Şahinbey İlçesi
    3.6 km NE
  • Ömeroğlu Village, Polateli İlçesi
    1.4 km SE
  • Yeniyapan Village, Gaziantep Province
    1.9 km E
  • Çimenli Village, Şahinbey İlçesi
    3.8 km N
  • Ömeroğlu Village, Şahinbey İlçesi
    2.3 km NW
  • Güldüzü Village, Polateli İlçesi
    5.7 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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