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Village

Kalkan

Located in Halfeti District, Şanlıurfa Province Coordinates: 37°19′45″ N 38°05′03″ E

Map showing the location of Kalkan Kalkan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
555 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
AprilOctober
See the climate
Airports
ADF Adıyaman Airport56 km
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport68 km

About Kalkan

Kalkan is a village. Location: Halfeti District, Şanlıurfa Province. Elevation: 555 m. The best months to visit are April, October. The nearest airport is Adıyaman Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Kuzmağara Tepe and Murat Tepe.

Climate of Kalkan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 6° · Rain 51 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 50 km southeast20°
  • Viranşehir · 148 km east18°
  • Osmaniye · 165 km west21°
Hottest month
July (day 40°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (92 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Kalkan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°12°16°22°29°35°40°39°35°27°18°12°
Average low (°C)1°2°5°9°13°18°22°22°17°11°6°2°
Precipitation (mm)84696549305213315192

Other places to visit in this season: April October

How to get to Kalkan

The nearest airport is Adıyaman Airport (ADF), 56 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) (68 km). The nearest large city is Suruç, 50 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 56 kmnortheast
  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 68 kmsouthwest
  • Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) Şanlıurfa 73 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 50 kmsoutheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 51 kmnorth
  • Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 65 kmeast
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 69 kmsouthwest
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 106 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kalkan

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 370 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km25 places

  • Akdurak Tepe Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Nişangah Tepesı Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Karakeçi Tepe Mountain 15 kmSE

25–60 km160 places

  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 56 kmNE
  • Yumaklı Tepe Mountain 59 kmNW
  • Yarım Tepe Mountain 27 kmN
  • Mazılık Tepe Mountain 34 kmNW

60–100 km405 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 82 kmN
  • İnekli Göl Lake 66 kmNW
  • Burç Göleti Lake 87 kmW
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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