Batıayaz Yaylası in Samandağ district is known for its natural springs. The plateau is also a lived-in settlement, and local people use it as a picnic ground. It lies 15 kilometres from the centre of Antakya and 14 from İskenderun.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Hatay as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 8.1 °C in January to 27.9 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in April, May, June and October; rainfall is heaviest in January (197 mm) and lightest in July (16 mm). Long-term means for 1940-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
