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Mountain

Böcekli Tepe

Located in Karkamış İlçesi, Gaziantep Province Coordinates: 36°48′31″ N 37°53′03″ E

Map showing the location of Böcekli Tepe Böcekli Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
536 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Türkyurdu
1.2 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
AprilOctober
See the climate
Airports
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport39 km
ALP Aleppo International Airport91 km

About Böcekli Tepe

Böcekli Tepe is a mountain. Location: Karkamış İlçesi, Gaziantep Province. Elevation: 536 m. The best months to visit are April, October. The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Eşme Dağı and Arık Dere.

Climate of Böcekli Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 19° · Night 5° · Rain 34 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 52 km east20°
  • Osmaniye · 148 km west21°
  • İskenderun · 154 km west22°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (66 mm)
Driest month
July (0 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 Böcekli Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°12°17°23°29°35°39°39°35°27°19°12°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°8°12°17°21°20°15°10°5°2°
Precipitation (mm)66514432223013223463

Other places to visit in this season: April October

How to get to Böcekli Tepe

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 39 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Suruç, 52 km to the east.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 39 kmnorthwest
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 91 kmsouthwest
  • Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) Şanlıurfa 114 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 52 kmeast
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 53 kmnorthwest
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 69 kmwest
  • Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 90 kmnortheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 112 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Böcekli Tepe

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 327 natural sites, 139 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Kurt Tepesi Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Çakmak Tepesi Mountain 11 kmNE
  • Tuzlak Tepesi Mountain 10 kmW
  • İtdağı Tepe Mountain 19 kmN

25–60 km199 places

  • Kayacıik Barajı Lake 35 kmW
  • Konak Göleti Lake 59 kmW
  • Sinekseken Tepe Mountain 39 kmW
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 42 kmN

60–100 km261 places

  • Burç Göleti Lake 70 kmNW
  • Yumaklı Tepe Mountain 90 kmNW
  • Yarım Tepe Mountain 87 kmN
  • Gora Shendzheri Mountain 84 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Türkyurdu Village, Karkamış İlçesi
    1.2 km E
  • Eşme Village, Karkamış İlçesi
    1.1 km SW
  • Öncüler Village, Karkamış İlçesi
    4.4 km SW
  • Küçükeşme Village, Karkamış İlçesi
    2.2 km SW
  • Alagöz Village, Karkamış İlçesi
    4.9 km W
  • Akçaköy Village, Karkamış İlçesi
    2.8 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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