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Kara Kaya Barajı

Located in Malatya Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°31′04″ N 38°23′40″ E

Map showing the location of Kara Kaya Barajı Kara Kaya Barajı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
675 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tabanbükü
2 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport28 km
EZS Elazığ Airport78 km

About Kara Kaya Barajı

Kara Kaya Barajı is a lake. Location: Malatya Province, Turkey. Elevation: 675 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Tohma Çayı and Ovalı Deresi.

Climate of Kara Kaya Barajı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 52 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 171 km south20°
  • Viranşehir · 187 km southeast18°
  • Kızıltepe · 242 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
April (61 mm)
Driest month
August (2 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 Kara Kaya Barajı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°13°19°25°31°35°35°31°23°14°8°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°9°13°18°22°21°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)524959615019326405256

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kara Kaya Barajı

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 28 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 20 km to the south.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 28 kmwest
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 78 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 88 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 20 kmsouth
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 74 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 84 kmsouth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 117 kmsoutheast
  • Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 154 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kara Kaya Barajı

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 280 natural sites, 226 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Nohut Dağı Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Kernek Dağı Mountain 22 kmS
  • Hamam Tepesi Mountain 24 kmE
  • Alitepe Höyüğü Mountain 18 kmS

25–60 km150 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 53 kmS
  • Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 55 kmNW
  • Türkdağı Tepesi Mountain 44 kmS
  • Şillan Tepesi Mountain 30 kmS

60–100 km323 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 88 kmE
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 96 kmE
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 88 kmS
  • Mülk Sulama Göleti Lake 90 kmS

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