Village

Duruca

Located in Kilis Merkez, Kilis Province Coordinates: 36°45′22″ N 37°01′48″ E

Location in Turkey

Population: 568; 568
Elevation: 495 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: AprilOctober; See the climate
Airports: GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport45 km; ALP Aleppo International Airport66 km

About Duruca

Duruca is a village. Location: Kilis Merkez, Kilis Province. Population: 568. Elevation: 495 m.

From Wikipedia

Duruca, historically Karnebi, is a village in the Kilis District, Kilis Province, Turkey. The village had a population of 568 in 2022. English traveler Mark Sykes recorded Karnebi as a village inhabited by Turks in early 20th century.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Duruca over time

Population of Duruca over time
2013		639
2014		614
2015		611
2016		625
2017		616
2018		612
2019		615
2020		600
2021		596
2022		568
2023		553
2024		540

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Duruca

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 19° · Night 6° · Rain 53 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Osmaniye · 78 km northwest21°
İskenderun · 79 km west22°
Antakya · 99 km southwest21°

Hottest month: August (day 37°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (97 mm)
Driest month: July (1 mm)

10° 1°

12° 2°

17° 5°

22° 9°

29° 14°

34° 18°

36° 22°

37° 22°

34° 18°

27° 12°

19° 6°

12° 3°

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Dec

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 Duruca
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	12°	17°	22°	29°	34°	36°	37°	34°	27°	19°	12°
Average low (°C)	1°	2°	5°	9°	14°	18°	22°	22°	18°	12°	6°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	97	83	71	50	29	5	1	3	4	33	53	97

Other places to visit in this season: April October

How to get to Duruca

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kilis, 9 km to the southeast.

Airports

Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 45 kmnortheast
Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 66 kmsouth
Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 80 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Kilis Population: 111.6K 9 kmsoutheast
Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 46 kmnortheast
Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 78 kmnorthwest
İskenderun Population: 251.7K 79 kmwest
Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 92 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Duruca

Within 100 km: 69 historic and cultural sites, 576 natural sites, 217 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

Konak Göleti Lake 18 kmE
Kefiz Dağı Mountain 10 kmE
Dümbüllü Dağı Mountain 8 kmN
Büyükkaruca Tepe Mountain 25 kmN

25–60 km387 places

Örmeli Göl Lake 50 kmNW
Kara Göl Lake 50 kmNW
Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 53 kmNW
Burç Göleti Lake 36 kmN

60–100 km342 places

Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 91 kmNW
Tell Atchana Historic site 82 kmSW
Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 64 kmNW
Lake Arin Lake 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Körpınar Natural site, Kilis Province
0.7 km NE
Zamhalı Historic site, Kilis Merkez
2.6 km E
Gevrik Dere River, Kilis Province
2.3 km W
Halfe Tepesi Mountain, Kilis Merkez
4.5 km SE
Südüklü kuyu Deresi River, Kilis Province
2.7 km SE
Kınacık Deresi River, Kilis Province
3.2 km W