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Village

Kitreli

Located in Çiftlik District, Niğde Province Coordinates: 38°10′09″ N 34°21′10″ E

Map showing the location of Kitreli Kitreli
Location in Turkey
Population
1,821
1.8K
Elevation
1,567 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport69 km
ASR Kayseri Erkilet International Airport120 km

About Kitreli

Kitreli is a village. Location: Çiftlik District, Niğde Province. Population: 1,821. Elevation: 1,567 m.

From Wikipedia

Kitreli is a village in Çiftlik District of Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,188 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is situated in a high peneplain at 1,600 m (5,200 ft) elevation. The distance to Çiftlik is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and to Niğde is 87 kilometres (54 mi). (Aksaray, the capital of the next province is closer to Kitreli than Niğde). The name Kitreli refers to tragacanth (Turkish: kitre) a natural gum, produced around the town.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Kitreli over time

Population of Kitreli over time
2013 1,821
2014 1,538
2015 1,410
2016 1,351
2017 1,268
2018 1,303
2019 1,225
2020 1,171
2021 1,147
2022 1,188
2023 1,434
2024 1,217

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kitreli

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night -1° · Rain 28 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Tarsus · 147 km south22°
  • Mersin · 153 km south22°
  • Adana · 157 km southeast21°
Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
May (55 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 Kitreli
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°8°14°19°23°26°26°23°17°10°4°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°-2°2°6°9°11°10°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)3230415455337610282839

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kitreli

The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aksaray, 36 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 69 kmnorth
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 120 kmnortheast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 155 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aksaray Population: 327.6K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Heraclea Population: 156.3K 78 kmsouth
  • Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 110 kmnorth
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 117 kmnortheast
  • Tarsus Population: 350.7K 147 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kitreli

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 244 natural sites, 130 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km25 places

  • Acıgöl Lake 21 kmNE
  • Şahinkalesi Tepesi Mountain 14 kmNE
  • Melendiz Dağı Mountain 8 kmSE
  • Leşkeri Tepe Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km108 places

  • Uluağaç Göleti Lake 46 kmE
  • Uluyol Sarnıcı Lake 25 kmE
  • Yarık Tepe Mountain 30 kmSW
  • Pozantı Dağı Mountain 57 kmSE

60–100 km254 places

  • Akgöl Lake 83 kmW
  • Söbe Göl Lake 85 kmE
  • Yaygölü Lake 82 kmE
  • Kanlı Gölü Lake 99 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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