How walkable is Urfa?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Urfa (Şanlıurfa) has a walkability score of 57 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 18th most walkable of the 28 cities ranked in Turkey.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,345 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Urfa. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- MM Migros, 3 min
- Akgün Haliliye Şanlıurfa, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- Şanlıurfa Ocakbaşı Ciğerci, 2 min
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, 2 min
Shopping
- Watsons, 2 min
- Eczane Emel NovadaPark, 2 min
Coffee
- Cafe Okay, 1 min
- Caffe La Storia, 2 min
Banks
- Akbank ATM, 4 min
- Türkiye İş Bankası Bankamatik, 4 min
Parks
- Ali Şelli Parkı, 6 min
- Şehitlik Çamlık Parkı, 13 min
Schools
- Yavuzselim ortaokulu, 5 min
- Şanlurfa Endüstüri Meslek Lisesi İç Mekan Resamlık Dalı, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Ortak nokta kitap evi, 5 min
- Han Kitap Kirtasiye Copy Center, 5 min
Culture & entertainment
- Şanlıurfa İl Halk Sağlığı Müdürlüğü Göbeklitepe Toplantı Salonu, 9 min
- Mozaik Film, 12 min
Measured from the centre at 37.1632, 38.7967, the point near Urfa'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 205 street intersections per km², and blocks average 76 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Urfa's score of 57 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the centre, 71 from 1 to 3 km out and 38 from 3 to 5 km out. 26 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. 43% 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.
- 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 Urfa. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 93 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 71 | 65% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 38 | 13% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 126 km | 77 |
| Malatya, Turkey | 138 km | 53 |
| Diyarbakır, Turkey | 151 km | 63 |
| Kahramanmaraş, Turkey | 172 km | 54 |
| Elazığ, Turkey | 172 km | 41 |
Questions about walking in Urfa
Is Urfa a walkable city?
Partly. Urfa has a walkability score of 57 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 100. 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 18th of 28 cities in Turkey and joint 497th 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. Urfa ranks 18th with 57.
How does Urfa compare with nearby cities?
Urfa sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 57, against Gaziantep (77, 126 km away), Malatya (53, 138 km away) and Diyarbakır (63, 151 km away).
Which part of Urfa is most walkable?
Urfa's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 65) and falls most to the south-east (14).
How is Urfa's walkability score calculated?
For Urfa it is the average of 65 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 28 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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