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Village

Salkım

Located in Nizip İlçesi, Gaziantep Province Coordinates: 37°09′03″ N 37°41′36″ E

Map showing the location of Salkım Salkım
Location in Turkey
Population
870
870
Elevation
694 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport30 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport78 km

About Salkım

Salkım is a village. Location: Nizip İlçesi, Gaziantep Province. Population: 870. Elevation: 694 m.

From Wikipedia

Salkım, historically and still known as Hıyam, is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Nizip, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Turkmens of the Barak tribe and had a population of 870 in 2022. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Salkım

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 5° · Rain 47 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 68 km east20°
  • Osmaniye · 128 km west21°
  • İskenderun · 149 km southwest22°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (84 mm)
Driest month
July (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).

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Climate of Salkım
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°11°15°21°28°34°38°37°33°26°17°11°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°8°12°17°21°20°16°10°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)82666244284113304784

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Salkım

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gaziantep, 29 km to the west.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 30 kmsouthwest
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 78 kmnorthwest
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 94 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 29 kmwest
  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 68 kmeast
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 71 kmsouthwest
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 85 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Salkım

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 426 natural sites, 190 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 23 kmE
  • Kara Dağ Mountain 24 kmN
  • Karababa Tepe Mountain 12 kmS
  • Kaleyolu Tepe Mountain 23 kmSE

25–60 km302 places

  • Burç Göleti Lake 48 kmW
  • Kayacıik Barajı Lake 42 kmSW
  • Konak Göleti Lake 59 kmSW
  • Yumaklı Tepe Mountain 48 kmNW

60–100 km326 places

  • Örmeli Göl Lake 85 kmW
  • Kara Göl Lake 84 kmW
  • İnekli Göl Lake 63 kmN
  • Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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