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Elbistan İlçesi

Located in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°12′56″ N 37°12′17″ E

Elbistan İlçesi
Elbistan · Emin Başar ÖZDEMİR · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
140,493
140.5K
Elevation
1,138 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
110
listed under Elbistan İlçesi
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport78 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport81 km

About Elbistan İlçesi

Elbistan İlçesi is a district. Location: Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Population: 140,493. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Söğütlü Çayı and Sarsap Dere.

Climate of Elbistan İlçesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 0° · Rain 52 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 152 km southwest21°
  • Suruç · 175 km southeast20°
  • İskenderun · 203 km southwest22°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
March (60 mm)
Driest month
July (5 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 Elbistan İlçesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°11°17°22°27°32°32°28°21°13°6°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°-1°4°7°10°12°12°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)5244605648205510385256

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Elbistan İlçesi

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 78 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 74 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 78 kmsouth
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 81 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 123 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 74 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 98 kmeast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 107 kmsoutheast
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 129 kmsouth
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 152 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Elbistan İlçesi

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 322 natural sites, 193 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 18 kmN
  • Karaoluktepeleri Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Atlas Dağı Mountain 24 kmW
  • Akziyaret Tepesi Mountain 16 kmSE

25–60 km157 places

  • Azaplı Göl Lake 60 kmSE
  • Yelekçe Tepesi Mountain 37 kmE
  • Uzunöz Tepesi Mountain 59 kmN
  • Ufacıklar Tepesi Mountain 31 kmW

60–100 km335 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 93 kmE
  • İnekli Göl Lake 63 kmSE
  • Paşali Barajı Göleti Lake 95 kmNW
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 61 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Elbistan İlçesi

110 places

Cities & villages40

Mountains & nature9

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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