Nevşehir
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Nevşehir (Turkish pronunciation: ['nevʃehiɾ]; from nev 'new' and şehir 'city') is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Nevşehir Province and Nevşehir District.[2] Its population is 123,882 (2022).[1] It is 290 km (180 mi) from the capital Ankara and lies within the historical region of Cappadocia.
Nevşehir | |
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Coordinates: 38°37′35″N 34°42′50″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Nevşehir |
District | Nevşehir |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rasim Arı (İYİ) |
Elevation | 1,224 m (4,016 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 123,882 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 50300 |
Area code | 0384 |
Website | www |
The town lies at an elevation of 1,224 m (4,016 ft) and has a continental climate, with heavy snow in winter and great heat in summer. Although Nevşehir is close to the underground cities, fairy chimneys, monasteries, caravanserais and rock-hewn churches of Cappadocia, and has a few hotels, the modern town is not itself a tourist centre. In 2015 a huge underground city was discovered underneath its centre following demolition works intended to clear the central hillside of ramshackle modern housing.[3]
Founded in 2007, Nevşehir University was renamed Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University in 2013.[4]
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) is 30 kilometres northwest of the town.[5] The inter-city bus station is about 6 km southwest of the city centre. Two planned high-speed rail services should eventually link Nevşehir to Antalya, Konya, Kayseri and Ankara.[6]