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Population1,282
GeoNames
RegionGaziantep
Elevation918 m
3,012 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportKahramanmaraş Havaalanı (KCM)
35 km
Weather in Karakesek
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About Karakesek
Karakesek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,282 (2022). The village is inhabited by Turkmens of the Qiziq tribe.
From the Wikipedia article Karakesek, Şehitkamil (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Karakesek
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kahramanmaraş Havaalanı (KCM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 35 km away.
- Sultanlar 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- Köksalan 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Bağbaşı 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
- Serintepe 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- Akçagöze 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Gaziantep 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Kahramanmaraş 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
- Kilis 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Birecik 73 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Karkamış 86 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Nohut dürüm dükkanı, KediÇobanı, CC BY 4.0
- Nohut dürümcü, KediÇobanı, CC BY 4.0
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