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Village

Balaban

Located in Darende İlçesi, Malatya Province Coordinates: 38°27′40″ N 37°34′44″ E

Map showing the location of Balaban Balaban
Location in Turkey
Population
1,524
1.5K
Elevation
1,093 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport45 km
ADF Adıyaman Airport112 km

About Balaban

Balaban is a village. Location: Darende İlçesi, Malatya Province. Population: 1,524. Elevation: 1,093 m.

From Wikipedia

Balaban is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Darende, Malatya Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and by Turks and had a population of 1,483 in 2025.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Balaban

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 53 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 181 km southeast20°
  • Osmaniye · 194 km southwest21°
  • Viranşehir · 235 km southeast18°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
April (64 mm)
Driest month
July (5 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 Balaban
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°11°18°23°28°33°33°28°21°12°6°
Average low (°C)-5°-3°1°5°9°12°15°15°11°6°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)544863645624559395360

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Balaban

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 45 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 66 km to the east.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 45 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 112 kmsoutheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 116 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 66 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 113 kmsouthwest
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 145 kmeast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 151 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Balaban

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 298 natural sites, 216 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

  • Yelekçe Tepesi Mountain 14 kmS
  • Kuyucakbaşı Tepesi Mountain 12 kmNE
  • Kuşkaya Tepesi Mountain 11 kmSW
  • Aygörmez Daği Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km150 places

  • Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 55 kmNE
  • Uzunöz Tepesi Mountain 55 kmNW
  • Nurhak Dağları Mountain 49 kmS
  • Leylek Dağı Mountain 51 kmN

60–100 km339 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 74 kmSE
  • İnekli Göl Lake 84 kmS
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 79 kmS
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 71 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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