Tut district, Gaziantep, Turkey
Places to visit near Tut
Tut is a town in Tut district, Gaziantep, Turkey, home to about 7,560 people. Within 50 km by road there are 72 places to visit — 36 hill stations & viewpoints, 12 forts & heritage, 7 mosques & dargahs and 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs. The must-see places are Tut Ulu Camii (1 km), Çamgazi Barajı (29 km) and Adıyaman Ulu Camii (40 km).
Tut at a glance
- Location
- Tut district, Gaziantep, Turkey
- Population
- about 7,560
- Coordinates
- 37.7953° N, 37.9161° E
- Places within 50 km
- 72 (5 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- October to February for cool, clear air for hill stations & viewpoints; October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for mosques & dargahs
Top places to visit near Tut
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Tut: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- Tut Ulu CamiiMosques · TutMust-see
- Kaplan TepeHills · BesniNotable
- Hacı Muhammet DağıHills · TutNotable
- Doğankaya BarajıLakes & Dams · TutNotable
- Çedirge DağıHills · BesniNotable
- Çamgazi BarajıLakes & Dams · AdıyamanMust-see
- Kömür TepesiHills · TutNotable
- Doğankaya BarajıLakes & Dams · TutNotable
- Ak DağHills · TutNotable
- Yumru TepeHills · BesniNotable
- Körkün DağıHills · BesniNotable
- Çedirge DağlarıHills · GölbaşıNotable
More places near Tut
- Gümele Tepe · viewpoint · Gölbaşı · ~16 km
- Toktamış Camii · fort · Besni · ~17 km
- Besni Eski Ulu Camii · fort · Besni · ~18 km
- Erkenek Şelale · waterfall · Tut · ~19 km
- Adıyaman Ulu Camii · dargah · Adıyaman · ~40 km · Must-see
- Adıyaman Museum · museum · Adıyaman · ~40 km · Must-see
- Melicek Tepe · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~24 km
- Kuş Tepe · viewpoint · Besni · ~25 km
- Boruk Dağı · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~25 km
- Aktoprak Tepe · viewpoint · Gölbaşı · ~26 km
- Ulubaba Tepe · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~26 km
- Kamberdede Tepe · viewpoint · Besni · ~27 km
Things to see near Tut, by type
Hill stations & viewpoints near Tut
91 hill stations & viewpoints within 100 km of Tut. The closest is Kaplan Tepe (6 km). Best time: october to february for cool, clear air.
- Kaplan Tepe · viewpoint · Besni · ~6 km
- Hacı Muhammet Dağı · viewpoint · Tut · ~6 km
- Çedirge Dağı · viewpoint · Besni · ~8 km
- Kömür Tepesi · viewpoint · Tut · ~11 km
- Ak Dağ · viewpoint · Tut · ~12 km
- Yumru Tepe · viewpoint · Besni · ~15 km
Forts & heritage near Tut
61 forts & heritage within 100 km of Tut. The closest is Toktamış Camii (17 km). Best time: october to february.
- Toktamış Camii · fort · Besni · ~17 km
- Besni Eski Ulu Camii · fort · Besni · ~18 km
- Fortress of Kaysun · fort · Besni · ~33 km
- Battalhöyük · fort · Adıyaman · ~38 km
- Adıyaman Castle · fort · Adıyaman · ~40 km
- Tuz Hanı · fort · Adıyaman · ~40 km
Mosques & dargahs near Tut
20 mosques & dargahs within 100 km of Tut. The closest is Tut Ulu Camii (1 km). Best time: year-round.
- Tut Ulu Camii · dargah · Tut · ~0 km · Must-see
- Adıyaman Ulu Camii · dargah · Adıyaman · ~40 km · Must-see
- İndere Köyü Camii · dargah · Adıyaman · ~37 km
- Eskisaray Camii · dargah · Adıyaman · ~40 km
- Yenipınar Cami · dargah · Adıyaman · ~40 km
- Çarşı Cami · dargah · Adıyaman · ~40 km
Lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tut
20 lakes, dams & reservoirs within 100 km of Tut. The closest is Doğankaya Barajı (8 km). Best time: august to december when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
- Doğankaya Barajı · lake · Tut · ~8 km
- Çamgazi Barajı · lake · Adıyaman · ~29 km · Must-see
- Doğankaya Barajı · lake · Tut · ~12 km
- Polat Barajı · lake · Doğanşehir · ~48 km · Must-see
- Çetintepe Barajı · lake · Gölbaşı · ~28 km
- Gölbaşı Gölü · lake · Gölbaşı · ~29 km
Waterfalls near Tut
9 waterfalls within 100 km of Tut. The closest is Erkenek Şelale (19 km). Best time: july to january, best august to november right after rains.
- Erkenek Şelale · waterfall · Tut · ~19 km
- Urfa Şelalesi · waterfall · Adıyaman · ~43 km
- Çelikhan Şelale Yolunda · waterfall · Adıyaman · ~49 km
- Adıyaman Baraj Şelalesi · waterfall · Bozova · ~62 km
- Adıyaman Atatürk Barajı Şelale De · waterfall · Bozova · ~62 km
- Küçük Cerit Aksu Gözü · waterfall · Besni · ~63 km
Caves near Tut
9 caves within 100 km of Tut. The closest is Zey Caves (38 km). Best time: year-round.
- Zey Caves · cave · Adıyaman · ~38 km
- Akedaş Yemekhanesi · cave · Adıyaman · ~38 km
- Pirin Caves · cave · Adıyaman · ~42 km
- Palanlı Mağarası · cave · Adıyaman · ~43 km
- Buk û Zava · cave · Araban · ~52 km
- Polat Sulu Mağara · cave · Doğanşehir · ~56 km
A one-day trip from Tut
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 42 km on the road.
- Start in Tut
- 1 km Tut Ulu Camii · mosque or dargah, Tut
- 8 km Çedirge Dağı · viewpoint, Besni
- 7 km Kaplan Tepe · viewpoint, Besni
- 8 km Doğankaya Barajı · lake, Tut
- 12 km Hacı Muhammet Dağı · viewpoint, Tut
- 6 km Back to Tut
Plan a longer trip from Tut — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
From travellers near Tut
No traveller has reported from around Tut yet. Been to one of these places recently? Open it and post what you found — is the waterfall flowing, how crowded was the temple, is the beach safe — so the next visitor knows before they drive.
How to reach Tut
All places near Tut by distance
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Kuru Dağ · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~27 km
- Polat Barajı · lake · Doğanşehir · ~48 km · Must-see
- Çetintepe Barajı · lake · Gölbaşı · ~28 km
- Gölbaşı Gölü · lake · Gölbaşı · ~29 km
- Tavşan Tepesi · viewpoint · Gölbaşı · ~33 km
- Göl Dağı · viewpoint · Besni · ~33 km
- Meydan Dağı · viewpoint · Gölbaşı · ~33 km
- Fortress of Kaysun · fort · Besni · ~33 km
- Sürgü Dam · lake · Doğanşehir · ~34 km
- Mount Ulubaba · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~34 km
- Tucak Dağı · viewpoint · Adıyaman · ~34 km
- Kara Dağ · viewpoint · Adıyaman · ~34 km
- Kurudağ Tepesi · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~36 km
- Alma Dağı · viewpoint · Gölbaşı · ~36 km
- İndere Köyü Camii · dargah · Adıyaman · ~37 km
- Zey Caves · cave · Adıyaman · ~38 km
- Battalhöyük · fort · Adıyaman · ~38 km
- Gölbaşı Lakes Nature Park · sanctuary · Gölbaşı · ~38 km
- Akedaş Yemekhanesi · cave · Adıyaman · ~38 km
- Eskisaray Camii · dargah · Adıyaman · ~40 km
- Göl Tepe · viewpoint · Gölbaşı · ~40 km
- Adıyaman Castle · fort · Adıyaman · ~40 km
- Yenipınar Cami · dargah · Adıyaman · ~40 km
- Çarşı Cami · dargah · Adıyaman · ~40 km
- Tuz Hanı · fort · Adıyaman · ~40 km
- Kab Cami · dargah · Adıyaman · ~40 km
- Kamereddin Hanı · fort · Nurhak · ~41 km
- Pirin Caves · cave · Adıyaman · ~42 km
- Perre Antik Kent · attraction · Adıyaman · ~42 km
- Urfa Şelalesi · waterfall · Adıyaman · ~43 km
- Palanlı Mağarası · cave · Adıyaman · ~43 km
- Karyağan Tepe · viewpoint · Gölbaşı · ~43 km
- Karakaya Tepesi · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~43 km
- Kuduran Dağ · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~45 km
- Sit Tepe · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~45 km
- Höyük · fort · Adıyaman · ~46 km
- Sesönk · fort · Besni · ~46 km
- Gök Tepe · viewpoint · Nurhak · ~48 km
- Mahmud El Ensari Türbesi · fort · Adıyaman · ~49 km
- Kemal Tepe · viewpoint · Adıyaman · ~49 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Samosata · fort · Samsat · ~69 km · Must-see
- Aşağıkaravaiz Köyü Cami · dargah · Araban · ~51 km
- Buk û Zava · cave · Araban · ~52 km
- Rumkale · fort · Nizip · ~73 km · Must-see
- Ada Tepe · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~53 km
- Ardıl Dam · lake · Besni · ~53 km
- Helete Dam · lake · Çağlayancerit · ~53 km
- Gözebaşı Göleti · lake · Adıyaman · ~53 km
- Sultansuyu Barajı · lake · Akçadağ · ~74 km · Must-see
- Karakus Tumulus · fort · Kâhta · ~74 km · Must-see
- Burun Dağı · viewpoint · Çelikhan · ~54 km
- Köklüce Kanyonu · attraction · Araban · ~56 km
- Polat Sulu Mağara · cave · Doğanşehir · ~56 km
- Kızılin Bridge · fort · Besni · ~56 km
- Kelebek Tepesi · viewpoint · Çelikhan · ~56 km
- Nurhak Dağları · viewpoint · Nurhak · ~56 km
- Eski Lojmanlar · fort · Adıyaman · ~56 km
- Ehli Beyt Camii · dargah · Kâhta · ~77 km · Must-see
- Old Water Pumping Station · fort · Adıyaman · ~57 km
- Araban Kalesi · fort · Araban · ~57 km
- Keklik Dağı · viewpoint · Yeşilyurt · ~57 km
- Severan Bridge · fort · Kâhta · ~78 km · Must-see
- Çat Dam · lake · Çelikhan · ~58 km
- Hasancık Göleti · lake · Adıyaman · ~58 km
- Karababa Dağı · viewpoint · Adıyaman · ~59 km
- Eskiharabe Sırtı · viewpoint · Akçadağ · ~59 km
- Yumaklı Tepe · viewpoint · Pazarcık · ~59 km
- Öğlekayasi Tepesi · viewpoint · Doğanşehir · ~59 km
- Beyaz Tepe · viewpoint · Elbistan · ~62 km
- Ören Höyüğü · fort · Akçadağ · ~62 km
- Adıyaman Baraj Şelalesi · waterfall · Bozova · ~62 km
- Adıyaman Atatürk Barajı Şelale De · waterfall · Bozova · ~62 km
- Küçük Cerit Aksu Gözü · waterfall · Besni · ~63 km
- Baraj Şehitleri Anıtı · fort · Bozova · ~63 km
- Kuz Tepe · viewpoint · Nurhak · ~63 km
- Arsameia · fort · Kâhta · ~84 km · Must-see
- Nevalı Çori · fort · Karaköprü · ~85 km · Must-see
- Kuzmağara Tepe · viewpoint · Bozova · ~65 km
- Nemrut Mountain National Park · sanctuary · Kâhta · ~88 km · Must-see
- Malatya Müzesi · museum · Battalgazi · ~88 km · Must-see
Count by type (within 100 km)
| Type | Within 50 km | Within 100 km | Nearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 36 | 91 | Kaplan Tepe (6 km) |
| Forts & heritage | 12 | 61 | Toktamış Camii (17 km) |
| Mosques & dargahs | 7 | 20 | Tut Ulu Camii (1 km) |
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 7 | 20 | Doğankaya Barajı (8 km) |
| Waterfalls | 3 | 9 | Erkenek Şelale (19 km) |
| Caves | 4 | 9 | Zey Caves (38 km) |
| Museums | 1 | 8 | Adıyaman Museum (40 km) |
| Other attractions | 1 | 7 | Perre Antik Kent (42 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 1 | 3 | Gölbaşı Lakes Nature Park (38 km) |
| Parks | 0 | 1 | Turgut Özal Tabiat Parkı (93 km) |
Tut: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near Tut?
Tut Ulu Camii (mosque or dargah, about 1 km), Kaplan Tepe (viewpoint, about 6 km), Hacı Muhammet Dağı (viewpoint, about 6 km), Doğankaya Barajı (lake, about 8 km), Çedirge Dağı (viewpoint, about 8 km), Çamgazi Barajı (lake, about 29 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Tut?
72 places on Spotwander: 36 hill stations & viewpoints, 12 forts & heritage, 7 mosques & dargahs, 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 3 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Tut?
Kaplan Tepe, about 6 km by road; Hacı Muhammet Dağı (6 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Tut?
Toktamış Camii, about 17 km by road; Besni Eski Ulu Camii (18 km) is next.
Which is the nearest dargah to Tut?
Tut Ulu Camii, about 1 km by road; İndere Köyü Camii (37 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Tut?
Start in Tut, visit Tut Ulu Camii, then Çedirge Dağı, then Kaplan Tepe, then Doğankaya Barajı, then Hacı Muhammet Dağı, and drive back — about 42 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near Tut?
October to February for cool, clear air for hill stations & viewpoints; October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for mosques & dargahs.
Towns near Tut
- Places near Besni · 15 km
- Places near Harmanlı · 20 km
- Places near Şambayat · 21 km
- Places near Sürgü · 30 km
- Places near Gölbaşı · 31 km
- Places near Keysun · 33 km
- Places near Kızılin · 39 km
- Places near Adıyaman · 40 km
- Places near Doğanşehir · 41 km
- Places near Koçali · 42 km
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; Tut’s location and population from GeoNames; see also Tut on Wikipedia. Data sources & credits.