Things to Do in Onikişubat: 9 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Onikişubat

• 1 Religious
• 1 Museum
• 5 Nature
• 2 Attraction

🌳 Natural Wonders 5

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3 🌳 Nature

Kapıçam Nature Park

Kapıçam Nature Park within Onikişubat's borders, with its cedar forests, walking trails and picnic areas, is the most popular natural area in Kahramanmaraş.

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4 🌳 Nature

Başkonuş Plateau

Başkonuş Plateau, at 1,500 metres, is a plateau tourism spot popular in summer for its cedar forests and cool air. Bungalows and camping areas are available.

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5 🌳 Nature

Döngel Cave

Döngel Cave, north of Onikişubat, is notable for its stalactites and stalagmites. The cave is open to visitors and guided tours are organised.

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6 🌳 Nature

Yavşan Plateau Nature Park

A nature park within Onikişubat's borders, 36 km from the provincial centre.

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7 🌳 Nature

Tekir Valley

A valley suitable for plateau tourism and hiking, and a favourite spot for nature lovers.

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While you are in Onikişubat, you can also see the highlights of Kahramanmaraş province. These places are in other districts.

• Maraş Ice Cream — Ice cream made with goat's milk, salep and sugar and given its texture by pounding with iron paddles; it is firm enough to be cut with a knife.
• Kahramanmaraş Castle — A castle measuring 150×75 metres on an artificial mound in the city centre, thought to have been built between the 1st century BC and the 2nd century AD; it has been repaired many times and offers the widest view of the city.
• Grand Mosque and Stone Madrasa — The Grand Mosque, thought to have been built in 1496 by Alaüddevle Bey according to its inscription, and the Stone Madrasa beside it date from the Dulkadirid period.
• Kahramanmaraş Archaeology Museum — First established in 1947, the museum displays works from the Palaeolithic to the Byzantine period, Late Hittite stelae, finds from Domuztepe, mosaics from Germanicia and the skeleton of an Anatolian elephant.
• Ashab-ı Kehf Complex — 7 km north-west of Afşin, this place is regarded as the cave in which the story of the Seven Sleepers is set; from the 13th century a complex of a mosque, ribat and caravanserai was built in place of a church dating from 466. It has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List since 2015.
• Germanicia Ancient City — A Roman and Byzantine city lying beneath the present-day city; it is known for its villa mosaics with hunting scenes and geometric patterns, uncovered in excavations in the Dulkadiroğlu district.

Practical Information for Visiting Onikişubat

Suggested time

1-2 days

Best time to visit

Spring and summer months

Places to visit

9 places

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  Maraş Dondurması (Maraş ice cream)

  Maraş ice cream, made with goat's milk and salep, is world-famous for its stretchy texture and its consistency that is cut with a knife.

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  Kağıt Kebabı (paper kebab)

  Lamb is wrapped in greased paper with vegetables and baked in the oven.

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  Maraş Biberi Salatası (Maraş pepper salad)

  A salad of roasted red peppers with pomegranate molasses and olive oil, an essential on Kahramanmaraş tables.

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  Ilıca tavası (Ilıca pan dish)

  A dish counted among the local flavours of Ilıca.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Onikişubat

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  12 February Liberation Heritage

  The district takes its name from the Liberation of Maraş on 12 February 1920. The struggle against the French occupation earned the city the title "Hero".

Local Products

• Maraş Dondurması (Maraş ice cream) — Traditional ice cream makers in Onikişubat produce the distinctive Maraş ice cream, made with goat's milk and salep.
• Maraş Pul Biberi (Maraş dried chilli flakes) — Flakes made by grinding sun-dried red peppers in hand mills. A geographically indicated product.

Economy

Onikişubat is the most populous district of Kahramanmaraş. Textiles, food and metal industries are the main economic activities. The Kahramanmaraş Organised Industrial Zone lies within the district's borders.

How to Get to Onikişubat

Onikişubat is the central district of Kahramanmaraş. Kahramanmaraş Airport lies within the district's borders. There is an intercity bus terminal.

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Other Districts of Kahramanmaraş

• Afşin 5 places Eşref Bitlis (Eshab-ı Kehf) Cave, Pir Ali Mosque and Dedebaba Mausoleum
• Andırın 3 places Andırın Forests, Altınboğa Plateau and Boncuk Hill
• Çağlayancerit 4 places Çağlayancerit Waterfall, Çağlayancerit Castle and Çağlayancerit Plateaus
• Dulkadiroğlu 6 places Kahramanmaraş Castle, Kahramanmaraş Archaeology Museum and Taş Medrese (Hatuniye Madrasa)
• Ekinözü 4 places Ekinözü Plateau, Ekinözü Castle and Ceyhan River Valley
• Elbistan 11 places Karahöyük (Elbistan Höyük), Elbistan Castle and Source of the Ceyhan River
• Göksun 9 places Binboğa Mountains, Kapıçam Nature Park and Göksun Castle
• Nurhak 3 places Nurhak Mountains, Nurhak Castle and Nurhak Plateaus
• Pazarcık 5 places Domuztepe Mound, Pazarcık Castle and Aksu River Valley
• Türkoğlu 5 places Türkoğlu Castle, Foothills of the Amanos Mountains and Türkoğlu Martyrs' Memorial