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How walkable is Kahramanmaraş?

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Kahramanmaraş has a walkability score of 54 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 21st most walkable of the 28 cities ranked in Turkey.

54 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable
Some errands can be accomplished on foot.
#21 of 28
in Turkey
#543 of 690
tied, worldwide
82
at the centre
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What's within walking distance of the centre

1,028 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kahramanmaraş. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools.

Groceries

Ahmet Uncu Onikişubat Kahramanmaraş
7min2.7 of 3 points
  • Adnan Menderes Onikişubat Kahramanmaraş9 min
  • Abdulhamid Han Onikişubat Kahramanmaraş9 min

Restaurants & bars

Harun Ocakbaşı
3min2.9 of 3 points
  • Edelerkünefecim4 min
  • Çörekçizade4 min

Shopping

Keven Hacc & Umre Malzemeleri Toptan Ve Perakende Ticaret
3min1.8 of 2 points
  • Ozcam Market Abdulhamithan Subesi4 min
  • MFG Mühendislik7 min

Coffee

Manzara Cafe & Düğün Salonu
12min1.1 of 2 points
  • NOKTA Internet CAFE15 min
  • Batıpark Aile Çay Bahçesi19 min

Banks

VakıfBank
11min0.7 of 1 point
  • Garanti BBVA12 min
  • Bankamatik12 min

Parks

Millet Bahçesi
11min1.0 of 1 point
  • Hacı Baba Parkı18 min
  • Sefa Parkı27 min

Schools

Zeki Karakız Ortaokulu
2min1.0 of 1 point
  • Mayıs Lisesi5 min
  • Kahramanmaras Mevlana Ilkokulu5 min

Books & libraries

Kırmızı Beyaz Kitap Kırtasiye
14min0.5 of 1 point
  • Saray Kitap Kırtasiye19 min
  • Bilgi Kitap Kirtasiye23 min

Culture & entertainment

Gulpak Oto Muzik Center
9min0.8 of 1 point
  • star müzik11 min
  • Orhangazi Akcakoyunlu Mh14 min

Further than usual

Measured from the centre at 37.5808, 36.9122, the point near Kahramanmaraş's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.

Street layout

Within 800 m of the centre there are about 350 street intersections per km², and blocks average 60 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

How far walkability reaches

Kahramanmaraş's score of 54 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of the centre, 65 from 1 to 3 km out and 39 from 3 to 5 km out. 18 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 45% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.

Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Kahramanmaraş, one hexagon per square kilometre. 45% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 4 km to the north-east.
  • 90+
  • 70–89
  • 50–69
  • 25–49
  • 0–24

Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Kahramanmaraş. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.

AreaScoreScoring 70+Points sampled
Centre82100%1
Within 1 km89100%7
1 to 3 km out6555%29
3 to 5 km out3927%37

Nearby cities

CityDistanceScore
Gaziantep, Turkey71 km77
Malatya, Turkey149 km53
Adana, Turkey157 km75
Antakya, Turkey168 km55
Urfa, Turkey172 km57

Questions about walking in Kahramanmaraş

Is Kahramanmaraş a walkable city?

Partly. Kahramanmaraş has a walkability score of 54 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 82. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 21st of 28 cities in Turkey and joint 543rd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.

What is the most walkable city in Turkey?

Istanbul is the most walkable of the 28 cities ranked in Turkey, with a score of 97. Kahramanmaraş ranks 21st with 54.

How does Kahramanmaraş compare with nearby cities?

Kahramanmaraş sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 54, against Gaziantep (77, 71 km away), Malatya (53, 149 km away) and Adana (75, 157 km away).

Which part of Kahramanmaraş is most walkable?

The streets just around Kahramanmaraş's centre are its most walkable, averaging 89 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 82. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 72) and falls most to the north (9).

How is Kahramanmaraş's walkability score calculated?

For Kahramanmaraş it is the average of 73 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 33 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.

This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.

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