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Overview

Kâhta (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈcahta]; Kurdish: Kolîk, Ottoman Turkish: کولک, romanized: Kölük) is a city in Adıyaman Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Kâhta District. Its population is 86,232 (2021). The city is populated by Kurds from the Reşwan tribe.

Facts

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Coordinates

37.78, 38.62

Source

WBP almanac

External sources

Wikivoyage Wikipedia

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Introduction

City in Adıyaman Province, Turkey Municipality in Adıyaman, TurkeyKâhtaMunicipalityKâhta castleLocation in TurkeyCoordinates: 37°46′49″N 38°37′18″E / 37.78028°N 38.62167°E / 37.78028; 38.62167CountryTurkeyProvinceAdıyamanDistrictKâhtaGovernment • MayorMehmet Can Hallaç (AKP)Population (2021)86,232Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code02400Websitewww.kahta.bel.tr Kâhta (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈcahta]; Kurdish: Kolîk, Ottoman Turkish: کولک, romanized: Kölük) is a city in Adıyaman Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Kâhta District. Its population is 86,232 (2021). The city is populated by Kurds from the Reşwan tribe.

Neighborhoods

[edit] The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Atatürk, Bağlar, Bayraktar, Cami, Cumhuriyet, Çobanlı, Fatih, Fırat, Gazi, Girne, Hürriyet, Karşıyaka, Menderes, Şeyhbaba, Turanlı, Turgut Özal, Yavuz Selim and Yeni.

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Boğazkale

[edit] Kâhta has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), with pronounced seasons. Summers are very hot and dry, and winters are cool and wet. Climate data for Kâhta (1991–2020) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.4(47.1) 10.1(50.2) 15.1(59.2) 20.6(69.1) 26.9(80.4) 33.5(92.3) 38.0(100.4) 38.0(100.4) 32.9(91.2) 25.8(78.4) 16.8(62.2) 10.5(50.9) 23.1(73.6) Daily mean °C (°F) 4.6(40.3) 5.8(42.4) 10.1(50.2) 15.0(59.0) 20.7(69.3) 27.1(80.8) 31.4(88.5) 31.3(88.3) 26.2(79.2) 19.8(67.6) 11.8(53.2) 6.6(43.9) 17.6(63.7) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.7(35.1) 2.3(36.1) 5.9(42.6) 9.9(49.8) 14.8(58.6) 20.8(69.4) 25.1(77.2) 24.5(76.1) 20.1(68.2) 14.9(58.8) 8.1(46.6) 3.6(38.5) 12.7(54.9) Average precipitation mm (inches) 130.94(5.16) 99.36(3.91) 75.45(2.97) 59.96(2.36) 34.42(1.36) 8.23(0.32) 1.24(0.05) 0.71(0.03) 7.34(0.29) 48.28(1.90) 74.8(2.94) 124.78(4.91) 665.51(26.20) Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.2 9.0 8.0 6.8 4.7 1.7 1.1 1.2 2.5 4.4 6.2 9.0 63.8 Average relative humidity (%) 65.3 62.9 58.2 56.3 48.6 32.8 26.0 27.4 31.4 43.2 55.6 65.9 47.7 Source: NOAA

Notable people

[edit] Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat (1943-2019), Kurdish politician who was one of the founders of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001 Ahmet Aydın (*1971), Kurdish Politician Mehmet Yavuz (1973-2019), Kurdish politician and teacher in Turkey who led the Kurdish Islamist Free Cause Party from May 2018 until 7 October 2018