Kâhta

Kâhta (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈcahta]; Kurdish: Kolîk,^[2] Ottoman Turkish: کولک, romanized: Kölük^[3]) is a city in Adıyaman Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Kâhta District.^[4] Its population is 86,232 (2021).^[1] The city is populated by Kurds from the Reşwan tribe.^[5][6]

Kâhta
Municipality
Kâhta castle
Kâhta Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°46′49″N 38°37′18″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Adıyaman
District	Kâhta
Government
• Mayor	Mehmet Can Hallaç (AKP)
Population  (2021)[1]	86,232
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	02400
Website	www.kahta.bel.tr

Neighborhoods

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.^[4]

Climate

Kâhta has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa),^[7] 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[8]

Notable people

• 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