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Village

Karacurun

Located in Polateli İlçesi, Kilis Province Coordinates: 36°47′37″ N 37°08′48″ E

Map showing the location of Karacurun Karacurun
Location in Turkey
Elevation
859 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 Airport34 km
ALP Aleppo International Airport68 km

About Karacurun

Karacurun is a village. Location: Polateli İlçesi, Kilis Province. Elevation: 859 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Ziyaret Tepe and Oğlandüştü kayası Tepesi.

Climate of Karacurun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 4° · Rain 53 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 86 km west21°
  • İskenderun · 90 km west22°
  • Antakya · 110 km southwest21°
Hottest month
August (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (97 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 Karacurun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°14°20°26°31°34°34°31°25°16°10°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°7°12°16°19°19°15°10°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)97837150295134335397

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Karacurun

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kilis, 9 km to the south.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 34 kmnortheast
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 68 kmsouth
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 84 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 9 kmsouth
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 36 kmnortheast
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 86 kmwest
  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 90 kmwest
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 90 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Karacurun

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 568 natural sites, 211 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km173 places

  • Konak Göleti Lake 7 kmE
  • Kefiz Dağı Mountain 2 kmSW
  • Dümbüllü Dağı Mountain 12 kmW
  • Çakır Dağı Mountain 16 kmNW

25–60 km256 places

  • Örmeli Göl Lake 53 kmNW
  • Kara Göl Lake 53 kmNW
  • Fevzipaşa Gölü Lake 58 kmNW
  • Burç Göleti Lake 30 kmN

60–100 km417 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 97 kmNW
  • Tell Atchana Historic site 92 kmSW
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 69 kmNW
  • Lake Arin Lake 91 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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