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Mountain

Heyikkalesi Tepe

Located in Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province Coordinates: 37°15′32″ N 37°14′49″ E

Map showing the location of Heyikkalesi Tepe Heyikkalesi Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,055 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Köksalan
2.3 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport40 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport40 km

About Heyikkalesi Tepe

Heyikkalesi Tepe is a mountain. Location: Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province. Elevation: 1,055 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Karakaya Tepe and Erikli Tepe.

Climate of Heyikkalesi Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 2° · Rain 65 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 91 km west21°
  • Suruç · 109 km east20°
  • İskenderun · 121 km southwest22°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (104 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 Heyikkalesi Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°18°25°30°34°34°31°23°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°6°10°15°18°18°14°8°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1028380553682253965104

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Heyikkalesi Tepe

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gaziantep, 25 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 40 kmsoutheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 40 kmnorthwest
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 25 kmsoutheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 46 kmnorthwest
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 61 kmsouth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 91 kmwest
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 107 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Heyikkalesi Tepe

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 233 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km40 places

  • Burç Göleti Lake 23 kmS
  • Kartal Dağı Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Büyüksoy Tepe Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Arapdede Dağı Mountain 23 kmW

25–60 km358 places

  • Örmeli Göl Lake 47 kmW
  • Kara Göl Lake 46 kmW
  • İnekli Göl Lake 54 kmNE
  • Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 59 kmW

60–100 km475 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 88 kmW
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 66 kmW
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 61 kmNE
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 70 kmNE

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