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Introducing Kahramanmaraş


The 11th largest city in Türkiye, it is located where the Eastern Anatolia, Mediterranean, and Southeastern Anatolia Regions meet. Formerly known as Maraş, this glorious city had its name changed to Kahramanmaraş (Kahraman meaning “Hero”) in 1973 in reference to the successful resistance against the French occupation. Let’s have a closer look at this beautiful city.

Kahramanmaraş is known for:


Nature and Wildlife Skiing Forest

Quick information

NEARBY CITIES
Osmaniye (160 km)
Kayseri (295 km)
Malatya (212 km)
CURRENCY
Turkish Lira (TRY)

COUNTRY CODE
+90

ELECTRIC POWER
C, E, F

TIME ZONE
GMT +3

AVG. PRICE OF A COFFEE
N/A

AVG. PRICE OF A MEAL (2 PEOPLE)
N/A

Average Temperature

January
4.4 °C
February
6.1 °C
March
10.6 °C
April
15 °C
May
20 °C
June
25.4 °C
July
28.8 °C
August
29 °C
September
25.4 °C
October
19.3 °C
November
12 °C
December
7 °C

Kahramanmaraş airport information

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

You can reach the city center from the airport using the passenger shuttle service or the municipal buses and minibuses that pass by the junction 500 meters from the airport building. The city center is 5 km from the airport and the journey takes about 10 minutes.

Average time from airport: 10 minutes

Distance from airport: 5 km

TAXI:

If you don’t want to waste time waiting for buses and shuttles, you can get to the city center using the 24 hour taxi service that runs from the airport. The average cost of a taxi from the airport to the city center is 25 Turkish liras.

Average taxi price: 25 Turkish liras

CAR RENTAL:

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Average car rental price: N/A

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