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Village

Ovacık

Located in Samsat İlçesi, Adıyaman Province Coordinates: 37°33′35″ N 38°26′33″ E

Ovacık
Kenanertan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
116
116
Elevation
602 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
ADF Adıyaman Airport19 km
GNY Şanlıurfa GAP Airport42 km

About Ovacık

Ovacık is a village. Location: Samsat İlçesi, Adıyaman Province. Population: 116. Elevation: 602 m.

From Wikipedia

Ovacık (Kurdish: Tûzik) is a village in the Samsat District of Adıyaman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Bêzikan tribe and had a population of 116 in 2021.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Ovacık over time

Population of Ovacık over time
2013 151
2014 162
2015 157
2016 159
2017 158
2018 170
2019 152
2020 117
2021 116
2022 100
2023 110
2024 112

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ovacık

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 60 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 65 km south20°
  • Viranşehir · 122 km east18°
  • Kızıltepe · 193 km east19°
Hottest month
July (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (108 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ovacık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°14°20°26°32°36°36°32°25°17°11°
Average low (°C)2°3°6°10°15°20°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Precipitation (mm)957772553572143560108

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Ovacık

The nearest airport is Adıyaman Airport (ADF), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) (42 km). The nearest large city is Adıyaman, 27 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 19 kmnorth
  • Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) Şanlıurfa 42 kmeast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 102 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 27 kmnorthwest
  • Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 54 kmsoutheast
  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 65 kmsouth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 80 kmeast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 88 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Ovacık

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 270 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km33 places

  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 16 kmE
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 23 kmNE
  • Mülk Sulama Göleti Lake 23 kmNE
  • Kışla Tepe Mountain 24 kmNW

25–60 km127 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 58 kmN
  • Yarım Tepe Mountain 29 kmW
  • Temilbel Tepe Mountain 59 kmNE
  • Kuşak Dağı Mountain 57 kmNE

60–100 km299 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 84 kmW
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 82 kmW
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 75 kmW
  • Yumaklı Tepe Mountain 85 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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