Subregion Kırıkkale Area 5,467 km² | Region Central Anatolia Vehicle registration 50 Population 282,337 (31 Dec 2010) Area code 384 | |
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University Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Points of interest Derinkuyu Yeraltı Şehri, Göreme Açık Hava Müzesi, Zelve Open Air Museum, Derinkuyu underground city, Turasan Destinations Cappadocia, Göreme, Nevşehir, Ürgüp, Uçhisar |
Nevşehir Province (Turkish: Nevşehir ili) is a province in central Turkey with its capital in Nevşehir. Its adjacent provinces are Kırşehir to the northwest, Aksaray to the southwest, Niğde to the south, Kayseri to the southeast, and Yozgat to the northeast. Nevşehir includes the area called Cappadocia - a very popular tourist attraction in Turkey. The famous town of Göreme is also located in Nevşehir.
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Map of Nev%C5%9Fehir, Turkey
Cappadocia once included the area now covered by this province. This province is notable for the fairy chimneys of Göreme, the Ortahisar (middle fortress), a number of old churches from the Byzantine period.
Districts
Nevşehir province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold):
References
Nevşehir Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA