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Village

Kavşak

Located in Şahinbey İlçesi, Gaziantep Province Coordinates: 37°00′36″ N 37°08′26″ E

Map showing the location of Kavşak Kavşak
Location in Turkey
Elevation
894 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 Airport31 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport61 km

About Kavşak

Kavşak is a village. Location: Şahinbey İlçesi, Gaziantep Province. Elevation: 894 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Burgar Tepesi and Akbaba Tepesi.

Climate of Kavşak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 4° · Rain 65 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 80 km west21°
  • İskenderun · 98 km southwest22°
  • Suruç · 114 km east20°
Hottest month
August (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (110 mm)
Driest month
July (2 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 Kavşak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°14°20°26°31°35°35°32°24°16°10°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°7°11°16°19°19°15°10°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)1089085583782363765110

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Kavşak

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 31 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gaziantep, 22 km to the east.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 31 kmeast
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 61 kmnorth
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 92 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 22 kmeast
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 33 kmsouth
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 67 kmnorth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 80 kmwest
  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 98 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kavşak

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 593 natural sites, 225 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km146 places

  • Burç Göleti Lake 6 kmNE
  • Kartal Dağı Mountain 14 kmN
  • Dümbüllü Dağı Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Büyüksoy Tepe Mountain 14 kmN

25–60 km314 places

  • Örmeli Göl Lake 38 kmW
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 58 kmW
  • Kara Göl Lake 38 kmNW
  • Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 48 kmW

60–100 km422 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 85 kmW
  • İnekli Göl Lake 83 kmN
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 90 kmNE
  • Balık Gölü Lake 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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