The Saklıkapı canyon is about four kilometres long, and one end of it opens onto the Euphrates. Its karstic formations and its plant and animal life are what draw people to it.
It is at Akusagi village in the Baskil district of Elazığ: the village is reached by road from the centre, and from the village the canyon is reached on foot.
The canyon is at Akuşağı village in the Baskil district of Elazığ.
- Designated
- 16.09.2024
Entry fee
- Black Sea group 3 · category 3 · Per person
- 35 ₺
Getting there
- Access
- Drive from central Elazığ to Akuşağı village in the Baskil district; from the village you walk into the canyon.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Elazığ as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -0.7 °C in January to 27.2 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June and September; rainfall is heaviest in April (63 mm) and lightest in August (2 mm). Long-term means for 1938-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
