- Elevation
- 914 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- EZS Elazığ Airport3 km
- MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport105 km
About Akçakiraz
Akçakiraz is a village. Location: Elazig, Elazığ. Elevation: 914 m.
Akçakiraz (former Perçenç, from the original Armenian Parchanj [Armenian: Բարջանճ]) is a belde (town) in the central district (Elazığ District) of Elazığ Province, Turkey. Situated 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Elazığ and near the junction of two Turkish state highways D.300 and D.885 which connect Elazığ to Bingöl and Diyarbakır respectively. Its population is 8,047 (2021). It consists of 10 quarters: Paşalar, Kıraç, Yenice, Hürriyet, Kültür, Yeşilyurt, Yüzbaşı, Yeşilkuşak, Zafer and Bahçekapı.
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Climate of Akçakiraz
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 65 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Viranşehir · 161 km south18°
- Kızıltepe · 196 km southeast19°
- Suruç · 197 km south20°
- Hottest month
- July (day 36°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- April (80 mm)
- Driest month
- August (3 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 7° | 13° | 19° | 25° | 31° | 36° | 36° | 31° | 23° | 14° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 10° | 5° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 63 | 75 | 80 | 60 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 65 | 71 |
How to get to Akçakiraz
The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 3 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 7 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 3 kmsoutheast
- Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 105 kmwest
- Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 114 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 7 kmnorthwest
- Malatya Population: 750.5K 88 kmwest
- Siverek Population: 175.3K 96 kmsouth
- Bingoel Population: 128.9K 110 kmeast
- Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 114 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Akçakiraz
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 257 natural sites, 279 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km25 places
- Lake Hazar Lake 19 kmSE
- Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 19 kmE
- Meryem Dağı Mountain 11 kmW
- Kuşakçı Dağları Mountain 21 kmS
25–60 km161 places
- Zivar Dağı Mountain 42 kmS
- Ziri Dağı Mountain 42 kmNE
- Yüksek Tepe Mountain 38 kmSE
- Sulak Dağı Mountain 35 kmNE
60–100 km358 places
- Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 88 kmSE
- Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 77 kmW
- Dipni Barajı Lake 88 kmE
- Gözegölü Sulama Göleti Lake 99 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kara Tepe Mountain, Elazig6.3 km W
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Meryem Dağı Mountain, Elazig11 km W
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Harput Kalesi Historic site, Elazig10 km N
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Kızıl Dağ Mountain, Elazig15 km W
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Çelemelik Dağı Mountain, Tunceli Province13 km S
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Kızıl Dağ Mountain, Elazig17 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources