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Ortaköy, Aksaray

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Country
  
Turkey

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Licence plate
  
68

Elevation
  
1,140 m

Local time
  
Monday 7:17 AM

Province
  
Aksaray Province

Region
  
Central Anatolia

Postal code
  
68xxx

Website
  
www.ortakoy.gov.tr

Area
  
725 km²

Area code
  
0382

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 60% Humidity

Ortaköy is a town and district of Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, located north-west of the city of Aksaray, nearer to Kırşehir. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 58,873 of which 26,961 live in the town of Ortaköy. The district covers an area of 725 km2 (280 sq mi), and the average elevation is 1,140 m (3,740 ft).

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This is a rural district centred on the small, quiet town of Ortaköy.

Places of interest

  • Yunus Emre Türbesi - a tomb 25 km from the town, one of the many places in Turkey that claims to be the final resting place of the legendary folk-poet Yunus Emre.

    • References

    Ortaköy, Aksaray Wikipedia
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