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Zara

Located in Sivas Province, Turkey Coordinates: 39°49′27″ N 37°46′30″ E

Zara
Zara · Zeynel Cebeci · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
23,873
23.9K
Elevation
1,431 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
165
listed under Zara
When to go
June–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAS Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport75 km
OGU Ordu–Giresun Airport130 km

About Zara

Zara is a district. Location: Sivas Province, Turkey. Population: 23,873. The best months to visit are June–July, September. The nearest airport is Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Şemlik Deresi and Acısu Irmağı.

Climate of Zara

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–July, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 46 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 322 km south20°
  • Osmaniye · 333 km southwest21°
  • Viranşehir · 337 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
May (73 mm)
Driest month
July (9 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 Zara
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°7°15°19°23°28°28°25°18°10°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°-2°3°7°9°12°11°8°5°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)4642537273409917414653

Other places to visit in this season: June July September

How to get to Zara

The nearest airport is Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sivas, 66 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) Sivas 75 kmwest
  • Ordu–Giresun Airport (OGU) Ordu 130 kmnorth
  • Tokat Airport (TJK) Tokat 131 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Sivas Population: 264K 66 kmwest
  • Tokat Province Population: 129.7K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Ordu Population: 229.2K 128 kmnorth
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 132 kmnortheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 147 kmeast

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

Day trips from Zara

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 211 natural sites, 256 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

  • Kuru Göl Lake 22 kmW
  • Tötürge Gölü Lake 16 kmW
  • Ziyarettepeleri | Çobanevliyası Mountain 13 kmE
  • Yağsıyan Tepe Mountain 7 kmSE

25–60 km129 places

  • Büyük Göl Lake 34 kmW
  • Kılıçkaya Barajı Lake 59 kmNE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 53 kmS
  • Büyük Yılanlı Dağı Mountain 50 kmSW

60–100 km328 places

  • Kuşaklı Historic site 94 kmSW
  • Palat Gölü Lake 80 kmSE
  • Aşağıtepecik Gölü Lake 74 kmE
  • Serpincik Göleti Lake 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Zara

165 places
  1. 1 Zara 12.8K
  2. 2 Nasır 250
  3. 3 Tödürge 155
  4. 4 Kızılkale 113
  5. 5 Müslümabat 98
  6. 6 Çayköy 30

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages52

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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