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Saz Çayı

Located in Malatya Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°50′00″ N 38°02′00″ E

Map showing the location of Saz Çayı Saz Çayı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,285 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Salıcık
1.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport44 km
EZS Elazığ Airport112 km

About Saz Çayı

Saz Çayı is a river. Location: Malatya Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Hatunkaya Deresi and Kocakır Tepesi.

Climate of Saz Çayı

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 209 km south20°
  • Viranşehir · 234 km southeast18°
  • Osmaniye · 251 km southwest21°
Hottest month
July (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
April (66 mm)
Driest month
August (3 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 Saz Çayı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°9°16°22°27°32°32°27°19°10°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-1°5°9°13°16°16°12°6°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)545061665624438415560

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

How to get to Saz Çayı

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 59 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 44 kmsouth
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 112 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 128 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 59 kmsoutheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 105 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 121 kmsouth
  • Sivas Population: 264K 134 kmnorthwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 161 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Saz Çayı

Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 259 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km29 places

  • Zorbehan Dağı Mountain 8 kmNW
  • Leylek Dağı Mountain 22 kmW
  • Kocaşar Tepesi Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Hatunkaya Deresi Mountain 4 kmNW

25–60 km155 places

  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 47 kmSE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 60 kmN
  • Yama Dağı Mountain 29 kmN
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 35 kmN

60–100 km311 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 88 kmS
  • Palat Gölü Lake 93 kmNE
  • Büyük Yılanlı Dağı Mountain 82 kmNW
  • Yılan Dağı Mountain 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Salıcık Village, Hekimhan İlçesi
    1.3 km NW
  • Işıklı Village, Hekimhan İlçesi
    3.4 km N
  • Haydaroğlu Village, Hekimhan İlçesi
    3.6 km SE
  • İğdir Village, Hekimhan İlçesi
    3.7 km NE
  • Başkavak Village, Hekimhan İlçesi
    4.3 km E
  • Hekimhan City, Hekimhan İlçesi
    9.3 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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