Making up 1.83 % of Turkey's land area, Kahramanmaraş is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Due to the low tree line most of the highest areas are bare, but lower regions have forests.

[5] Southern parts of the province has a hot-summer type Mediterranean climate (Csa), including the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş.

Maraş red peppers (Turkish: kırmızı biber) are also well known for its aroma, Vitamin C content, and moderate hotness.

Maraş pepper is different from far-east chilies as dried with support of Scientific Investigations and Universities which contains no aflatoxin and no diseases.