Village

Kızkalesi

Located in Erdemli İlçesi, Mersin Province Coordinates: 36°27′43″ N 34°08′31″ E

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Population: 1,742; 1.7K
Elevation: 9 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: April–MayNovember; See the climate
Airports: COV Çukurova International Airport96 km; ECN Ercan International Airport156 km

About Kızkalesi

Kızkalesi is a village. Location: Erdemli İlçesi, Mersin Province. Population: 1,742. Elevation: 9 m.

From Wikipedia

Kızkalesi (English: Maiden's castle) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,781 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). The town, known in Antiquity as Corycus or Korykos (Greek: Κώρυκος), is named after the ancient castle built on a small island just facing the town.

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Photos of Kızkalesi

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Climate of Kızkalesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 22° · Night 12° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month: August (day 33°)
Coldest month: January (night 7°)
Wettest month: December (143 mm)
Driest month: August (2 mm)

15° 7°

16° 7°

19° 9°

23° 13°

27° 17°

30° 21°

33° 24°

32° 21°

28° 17°

22° 12°

16° 8°

Jan

126

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

143

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 Kızkalesi
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	15°	16°	19°	23°	27°	30°	33°	33°	32°	28°	22°	16°
Average low (°C)	7°	7°	9°	13°	17°	21°	24°	24°	21°	17°	12°	8°
Precipitation (mm)	126	94	68	37	27	11	7	2	8	47	80	143

Other places to visit in this season: April May November

How to get to Kızkalesi

The nearest airport is Çukurova International Airport (COV), 96 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silifke, 21 km to the southwest.

Airports

Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 96 kmnortheast
Ercan International Airport (ECN) Tymbou (Kirklar) 156 kmsouth
Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) Gazipaşa 167 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Silifke Population: 132.7K 21 kmsouthwest
Mersin Population: 537.8K 59 kmnortheast
Tarsus Population: 350.7K 84 kmnortheast
Karaman Population: 175.4K 115 kmnorthwest
Heraclea Population: 156.3K 117 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kızkalesi

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 689 natural sites, 149 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

Paradeniz Gölü Lake 23 kmSW
Ak Göl Lake 25 kmSW
Sandal Dağı Mountain 16 kmN
Çamlı Tepe Mountain 17 kmW

25–60 km190 places

Ovacık Adası Island 53 kmSW
Dana Adası Island 45 kmSW
Boğsak Adası Island 36 kmSW
Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 51 kmNW

60–100 km684 places

Nisídes Kordýlia Island 94 kmS
Nisída Gláros Island 93 kmS
Nisída Lefkónisos Island 94 kmS
Nisídes Skaloúdia Island 100 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Karayağdı Deresi River, Mersin Province
0.1 km NW
Kız Kalesi Historic site, Mersin Province
0.8 km SE
Akkum Limanı Natural site, Mersin Province
0.8 km SW
Elaiussa Sebaste Historic site, Erdemli İlçesi
3.7 km NE
Küçük Kale Historic site, Erdemli İlçesi
2.9 km N
Karaçay Deresi River, Mersin Province
3.1 km NE