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Yarıkkaya

Located in İskenderun İlçesi, Hatay Province Coordinates: 36°33′41″ N 36°12′57″ E

Map showing the location of Yarıkkaya Yarıkkaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
310 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober–November
See the climate
Airports
HTY Hatay Airport23 km
ALP Aleppo International Airport100 km

About Yarıkkaya

Yarıkkaya is a village. Location: İskenderun İlçesi, Hatay Province. Elevation: 310 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October–November. The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Daz Tepesi and Karaincir Tepesi.

Climate of Yarıkkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 20° · Night 10° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
December (158 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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 Yarıkkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°14°17°22°26°30°32°33°31°27°20°14°
Average low (°C)5°5°8°12°16°20°23°23°20°16°10°7°
Precipitation (mm)14412811984552078226087158

Other places to visit in this season: April May October November

How to get to Yarıkkaya

The nearest airport is Hatay Airport (HTY), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aleppo International Airport (ALP) (100 km). The nearest large city is İskenderun, 5 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 23 kmsouth
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 100 kmsoutheast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 109 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 5 kmnorthwest
  • Arsuz Population: 109.6K 33 kmsouthwest
  • Antakya Population: 399K 40 kmsouth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 57 kmnorth
  • Samandağ Population: 123.4K 58 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Yarıkkaya

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 462 natural sites, 202 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km123 places

  • Lake Arin Lake 22 kmS
  • Demrekgölü Lake 24 kmNE
  • Sivri Tepe Mountain 4 kmNE
  • Nur Mountains Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km299 places

  • Tell Atchana Historic site 39 kmSE
  • Ömer Gölü Island 53 kmW
  • Yapı Gölü Lake 59 kmW
  • Eşemen Gölü Lake 54 kmW

60–100 km290 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 82 kmN
  • Küçük Ada Island 72 kmW
  • Nergizi Adasi Island 64 kmW
  • Örmeli Göl Lake 79 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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