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| Region: | Central Anatolia Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 7,312 (km²) |
| Total Population | 365,812 TUIK 2006 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 51 |
| Area code: | 0388 |
| Governor Website | http://www.nigde.gov.tr |
| Weather forecast | turkeyforecast.com/weather/nigde |
Niğde is a small rural province in the southern part of Central Anatolia, Turkey. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions ( bölge) which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i Turkish car number plates are License plates found on Turkish vehicles Turkey went from six (2+4 to seven digits (3+4 local phone numbers c Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Population is 365,812 (2006 est) of which 78,088 live in the city of Niğde. Niğde is a small city and the capital of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The population was it was 348,081 in 2000 and 305. 861 in 1990. It covers an area of 7,312 km². Neighbouring provinces are Kayseri, Adana, Mersin, Konya, Aksaray and Nevşehir. The Kayseri Province, in central Turkey, is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history. Adana Province is a province with a surface area of 14030 km² located in the Mediterranean region of southern Turkey. Mersin province is in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. Konya is a Province of Turkey located in central Anatolia. The provincial Capital is the City of Konya. Aksaray is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south Niğde to the southeast Nevşehir Nevşehir is a province in central Turkey with its capital in Nevşehir.
The province is surrounded on three sides by ranges of the Taurus Mountains, including Mount Hasan and the Melendiz mountains. For the Taurus Mountains on the moon see Montes Taurus. For Mount Taurus outside Cold Spring New York, see Bull Hill. Mount Hasan (Hasan Dağı is an inactive volcano in Niğde and Aksaray provinces Turkey. To the west lies the plain of Emen, which opens up into the wide plain of Konya. Konya ( قونیه; also Koniah, Konieh, Konia, and Qunia; historically also known as Iconium ( Latin The plain is covered with nutritious volcanic soil and Niğde is a successful agricultural region, particularly apples and potatoes.
Surrounded by mountains and at a fairly high altitude the area has a dry and chilly climate and is exposed to snows brought by cold north winds in winter. Average rainfall 0. 9 mm, 78. 5 mm in April, practically zero in July and August. Therefore the hillsides are more or less bare of vegetation, with some forest at the higher altitudes.
(see Niğde for more information about the provincial capital city). Niğde is a small city and the capital of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.
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Districts
Niğde province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):
Etymology
Known in antiquity as Nakita or Nahita the named has mutated through Nekidâ, Nekide and Nikde to today's Niğde. The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 923 Districts ( ilçeler; sing Altunhisar is a town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Bor is a town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 14 km north of the city of Niğde, on a high plain (altitude Çamardı is a quiet town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at the foot of Aladağ in the Taurus Çiftlik is a town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 67 km from the town of Niğde, and 65 km from Niğde is a small city and the capital of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Ulukışla is a town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.
History
The area has been settled since the Neolithic period of 8000-5500 BC, as proved excavations of burial mounds höyük in the district of Bor, and tin mines on the district of Çamardı -Keste. Tell, tel or tall (تلّ tall, and תֵּל tel) meaning "hill" or "mound" is a type of archaeological Bor is a town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 14 km north of the city of Niğde, on a high plain (altitude Çamardı is a quiet town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at the foot of Aladağ in the Taurus The area was later settled by the Hittites, who lived here for a thousand years up until 800BC. The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke a language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family and established The name Nig˘de first occurs in written sources in the form na-hi-ti-ia in a Luwian inscription of king Saruanis from Andaval as was pointed out by Gelb (Hittite Hieroglyphs II [1935] pp. 17-18). Then came Assyrians and Phrygians, Greeks, Persians, Alexander the Great, Romans, who built the city of Tyana with its palaces and waterworks. The Assyrians are an Ethnic group whose origins lie in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. In antiquity Phrygia (Φρυγία was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC For the Genus of nolid Moths see Tyana (moth. Tyana (or Tyanna) was an ancient city of Anatolia
Roman rule persisted from the Eastern capital of Byzantium until the area was occupied by the Seljuk Turks from 1166 onwards. This article is about the city See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον Latin: la BYZANTIVM The Seljuq (also Seljuq Turks, Seldjuks, Seldjuqs, Seljuks; in Turkish Selçuklular; in Ṣaljūqīyān; in By the early 13th century Niğde was one of the largest cities in Anatolia and a number of impressive mosques and tombs date from this period. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black The area was brought within the Ottoman Empire in 1471 and thus passed into the territory of the Turkish Republic in the 1920s. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
Niğde today
Niğde benefits from its rich agriculture, its apples are particlularly famous, and its location between the wealthy regions of Konya and Adana on the Mediterranean coast. Konya ( قونیه; also Koniah, Konieh, Konia, and Qunia; historically also known as Iconium ( Latin Adana (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus) is the capital of Adana Province in Turkey. Also because the province is near the tourist attractions of Cappadoccia it is close to the airports of Kayseri and Nevşehir. Cappadocia (or Capadocia, Turkish Kapadokya, from Greek: Καππαδοκία / Kappadokía which in turn is from the Persian: Kayseri ( Ottoman Turkish:قیصریه Greek: Καισάρεια / Kaisareia: Latin: Caesarea Mazaca Zazaish Nevşehir, formerly Muşkara, ancient Nyssa, is a city and the capital district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia
As well as apples important crops include potatoes, cabbages, grain and sugar beet. Niğde is Turkey's biggest potato growing region and has the most apple trees (although newer plantings in other provinces are achieving greater production).
Meat and dairy are also important activities along with beekeeping and more recently trout farms.
Niğde has a rich tradition of folk culture including song and dance and the famous proverb (the Turkish equivalent of "the early bird catches the worm") - "In Bor market day is over, now ride your donkey to Niğde". [1] Another Niğde tradition is to plum someone (Erikletmek) meaning if you have visitors sit them in the garden and fill them up with plums (or other fruit) so you don't have to give them dinner.
Places of interest
The mountains - Aladağ and Bolkar, ranges of the Taurus mountains, which are popular for winter sports, climbing and trekking through the high meadow and mountain villages. Named Karsanti until recently Aladağ is a district of Adana Province of Turkey about 100km north of the city of Adana, up in the For the Taurus Mountains on the moon see Montes Taurus. For Mount Taurus outside Cold Spring New York, see Bull Hill. The mountains are particularly attractive when the hills are covered in spring flowers.
- Aladağ in particular is one of the most popular climbing venues in Turkey, reached from the villages of Demirkazık and Çukurbağ in Çamardı. Çamardı is a quiet town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at the foot of Aladağ in the Taurus
- Bolkar has a 7km ski-run and a crater lake and is also known for its wild flowers in spring.
Niğde is part of Cappadoccia and does attract some tourists to its historical sites, although nothing like as many as the centre of the area in Nevşehir. Sites of historical importance in Niğde include a large number of churches, mosques and underground cities (safe-havens cut deep down into the soft volcanic rock). Another important site is the ancient city of Tyana and a number of Roman waterways in the district of Bor. For the Genus of nolid Moths see Tyana (moth. Tyana (or Tyanna) was an ancient city of Anatolia Bor is a town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 14 km north of the city of Niğde, on a high plain (altitude
Niğde also has a number of mineral hot-springs and other attractions, so with a little investment in hotels and other infrastructure the province could attract more tourists than at present.
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References
- ^ Geçti Bor'un pazarı sür eşşeğini Niğde'ye
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