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Village

Belen

Located in Erfelek İlçesi, Sinop Province Coordinates: 41°51′01″ N 34°51′05″ E

Map showing the location of Belen Belen
Location in Turkey
Elevation
448 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOP Sinop Airport26 km
KFS Kastamonu Airport106 km

About Belen

Belen is a village. Location: Erfelek İlçesi, Sinop Province. Elevation: 448 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sinop Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Cabanınsoyuğu Tepesi and Gencot Tepesi.

Climate of Belen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 5° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (92 mm)
Driest month
July (35 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 Belen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°13°17°21°24°24°21°17°12°9°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°5°9°13°16°16°13°9°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)785351474742354761888392

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

How to get to Belen

The nearest airport is Sinop Airport (NOP), 26 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kastamonu, 104 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Sinop Airport (NOP) Sinop 26 kmnortheast
  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 106 kmsouthwest
  • Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 127 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kastamonu Population: 125.6K 104 kmsouthwest
  • Samsun Population: 394K 139 kmsoutheast
  • Çorum Population: 269.6K 145 kmsouth
  • Amasya Population: 114.9K 156 kmsoutheast
  • Turhal Population: 110.9K 192 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Belen

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 299 natural sites, 153 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km131 places

  • Sarıkum Gölü Lake 19 kmN
  • Erfelek Baraj Gölü Lake 6 kmW
  • Kara Dağ Mountain 20 kmS
  • Sivrice Tepe Mountain 10 kmSE

25–60 km113 places

  • Tavşan Adası Island 29 kmN
  • Sarı Ada Island 27 kmNE
  • Soluk Dağ Mountain 48 kmSE
  • Zindan Dağı Mountain 38 kmW

60–100 km213 places

  • Tuzlu Göl Lake 97 kmE
  • Liman Göl Lake 99 kmE
  • Liman Göl Lake 98 kmE
  • Karaboğaz Gölü Lake 81 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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