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Village

Kayakent

Located in Şahinbey İlçesi, Gaziantep Province Coordinates: 36°59′44″ N 37°08′27″ E

Map showing the location of Kayakent Kayakent
Location in Turkey
Population
54
54
Elevation
987 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport31 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport63 km

About Kayakent

Kayakent is a village. Location: Şahinbey İlçesi, Gaziantep Province. Population: 54. Elevation: 987 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Burgar Tepesi and Akbaba Tepesi.

Climate of Kayakent

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 3° · Rain 60 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 80 km west21°
  • İskenderun · 97 km southwest22°
  • Suruç · 114 km east20°
Hottest month
August (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (106 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 Kayakent
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°13°19°25°31°34°34°31°24°16°9°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°6°11°15°19°19°15°9°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)1058978543361353560106

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kayakent

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 31 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gaziantep, 23 km to the east.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 31 kmeast
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 63 kmnorth
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 23 kmeast
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 31 kmsouth
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 68 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 Kayakent

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 591 natural sites, 223 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km152 places

  • Burç Göleti Lake 8 kmN
  • Kefiz Dağı Mountain 24 kmS
  • Kartal Dağı Mountain 15 kmN
  • Dümbüllü Dağı Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km308 places

  • Örmeli Göl Lake 39 kmNW
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 58 kmW
  • Kara Göl Lake 38 kmNW
  • Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 48 kmW

60–100 km418 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 86 kmNW
  • İnekli Göl Lake 85 kmN
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 91 kmNE
  • Balık Gölü Lake 79 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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