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Village

Çalkaya

Located in Kilis Merkez, Kilis Province Coordinates: 36°47′47″ N 36°50′07″ E

Map showing the location of Çalkaya Çalkaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
730 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 Airport60 km
HTY Hatay Airport69 km

About Çalkaya

Çalkaya is a village. Location: Kilis Merkez, Kilis Province. Elevation: 730 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Zarı Tepesi and Tall Ḩūzjaqlī.

Climate of Çalkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 5° · Rain 56 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 61 km northwest21°
  • İskenderun · 63 km west22°
  • Antakya · 89 km southwest21°
Hottest month
August (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (109 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 Çalkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°15°21°27°31°34°34°32°25°17°10°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°8°12°17°20°20°16°11°5°2°
Precipitation (mm)1089376533251363556109

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Çalkaya

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 60 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kilis, 27 km to the east.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 60 kmeast
  • Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 69 kmsouthwest
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 77 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 27 kmeast
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 57 kmnortheast
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 61 kmnorthwest
  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 64 kmwest
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 88 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Çalkaya

Within 100 km: 68 historic and cultural sites, 576 natural sites, 227 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km119 places

  • Dümbüllü Dağı Mountain 16 kmE
  • Büyükkaruca Tepe Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Büyükak Tepesi Mountain 23 kmW
  • Kurudağ Tepe Mountain 20 kmNW

25–60 km481 places

  • Örmeli Göl Lake 39 kmN
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 49 kmNW
  • Kara Göl Lake 39 kmN
  • Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 39 kmNW

60–100 km271 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 76 kmNW
  • Tell Atchana Historic site 74 kmSW
  • Lake Arin Lake 69 kmSW
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 62 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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