Kemah
This modest town on the Karasu River in eastern Turkey's Erzincan Province, Kemah carries an unusually dense layered heritage for its size: open-air temples from antiquity, medieval monasteries, churches, chapels, and Seljuk-era tombs sit alongside Ottoman mosques, bathhouses, and caravanserais. Kemah Castle, mentioned by the 17th-century Ottoman traveller Evliya Çelebi and now partly restored and open to visitors, dates in some accounts to around 205 BCE. The Karasu also supports water sports, and the town is known locally for its natural salt, tulum cheese, and honey.
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- Population2,549
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.7 km4.8 mi
Nearest airports
Kemah: quick answers
Where is Kemah?
Kemah is in Erzincan, Türkiye, about 43 km27 miles in a straight line from the city of Erzincan.
How do you get to Kemah?
The nearest airport is Erzincan (ERC), about 1 hr 9 min away by road. The nearest train station is Kemah, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Kemah?
The warmest month is August, averaging 21°C70°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -6°C20°F. The wettest month is May, with about 133 mm5.2 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Kemah?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 café and 6 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.