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Village

Akçakent

Located in Siverek İlçesi, Şanlıurfa Province Coordinates: 37°40′00″ N 39°03′00″ E

Map showing the location of Akçakent Akçakent
Location in Turkey
Elevation
564 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
GNY Şanlıurfa GAP Airport28 km
ADF Adıyaman Airport52 km

About Akçakent

Akçakent is a village. Location: Siverek İlçesi, Şanlıurfa Province. Elevation: 564 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Çam Çayı and Fik Tepe.

Climate of Akçakent

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 7° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 79 km southeast18°
  • Suruç · 95 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 145 km east19°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (85 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Akçakent
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°11°15°21°27°34°38°38°33°26°18°11°
Average low (°C)1°2°5°10°14°20°24°23°19°14°7°3°
Precipitation (mm)77707459418223385585

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Akçakent

The nearest airport is Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY), 28 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siverek, 25 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) Şanlıurfa 28 kmsouthwest
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 52 kmwest
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 104 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 25 kmnortheast
  • Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 60 kmsouth
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 69 kmwest
  • Viranşehir Population: 154.2K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 95 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Akçakent

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 222 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km17 places

  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Fik Tepe Mountain 9 kmSW
  • Kadir Tepesi Mountain 11 kmN
  • Süleymanbey Pınarı Natural site 15 kmW

25–60 km116 places

  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 39 kmW
  • Soydan Sulama Göleti Lake 53 kmE
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 42 kmW
  • Mülk Sulama Göleti Lake 40 kmW

60–100 km295 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 96 kmN
  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 83 kmNW
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 93 kmNE
  • Gözegölü Sulama Göleti Lake 95 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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