Nevşehir
Nevşehir | |
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Coordinates: 38°37′35″N 34°42′50″E / 38.62639°N 34.71389°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 |
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.
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,
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]
History
Prehistory and ancient history
The
Medieval history
The so-called underground cities found around Nevşehir may originally have been built to escape persecution by the pagan
The castle on the hill in the middle of Nevşehir dates from the Byzantine period, when the region was on the frontline in the (holy) wars against the Islamic Caliphate.[8]
At the
Modern history
The present-day city owes its foundation in the so-called
According to the Ottoman General Census of 1881/82-1893, the kaza of Nevşehir had a total population of 39,822, consisting of 30,370 Muslims, 8,918 Greeks, 477 Armenians, 36 Catholics and 21 Protestants.[10]
Under the terms of the
Economy
The economy of Nevşehir is largely characterized by agriculture as well as tourism.[11]
Sightseeing
In town
- Kurşunlu Mosque, a unique early 17th-century mosque in the city centre which contains elements of Ottoman and Tulip period architecture. [12]
- Nevşehir Castle and Kayaşehir
- Meryem Ana Kilisesi, Mother Mary Church near Nevşehir Castle
- The Hagios Georgios Church, also known as the 'Çanlı Church' near Nevşehir Castle
- Green Valley - dotted with restaurants and gardens near Nar
- Nevşehir Veterans Stadium
- Nevşehir Football Stadium
Around town
Gallery
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Nevşehir Castle from exterior
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Interior of Nevsehir Castle
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Nevşehir Castle above the underground city discovered in 2015
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18th-century Damat Ibrahim Pasha mosque complex
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Interior of Damat Ibrahim Pasha Mosque
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Nevşehir's Damat Ibrahim Pasha complex includes a hamam
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Medrese of Damat Ibrahim Pasha mosque complex
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Disused Church of the Virgin Mary in Nevşehir
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Greek (Rum) bathhouse in Nevşehir
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Nevşehir Museum: Middle Bronze Age pot, 2000-1200 BC
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Nevşehir Museum: Late Byzantine earthenware vessels
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Nevşehir Museum: terracotta sarcophagi, 3rd-4th centuries AD
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Nevşehir Museum: ox-drawn cart
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Nevşehir municipality offices and statue of Atatürk
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Nevşehir Municipality
Climate
Nevşehir has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsa, Trewartha climate classification: Dc), with cold, snowy winters and warm, dry summers. Precipitation occurs throughout the year, with a slight peak in spring.
Climate data for Nevşehir (1991–2020, extremes 1959–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
41.6 (106.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
41.6 (106.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −32.6 (−26.7) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−32.0 (−25.6) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.7 (1.72) |
41.8 (1.65) |
47.5 (1.87) |
45.7 (1.80) |
57.4 (2.26) |
37.5 (1.48) |
9.9 (0.39) |
9.6 (0.38) |
13.7 (0.54) |
29.4 (1.16) |
33.4 (1.31) |
48.4 (1.91) |
418.0 (16.46) |
Average precipitation days | 8.8 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 91.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 96.1 | 118.7 | 164.3 | 204.0 | 257.3 | 309.0 | 365.8 | 347.2 | 276.0 | 195.3 | 138.0 | 86.8 | 2,558.5 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 7.0 |
Source: Turkish State Meteorological Service[14] |
Notable people
- Filippos Aristovoulos (1832–1903), Ottoman Greek scholar and Caloyer
- Turkish government assassin and leader of the Grey Wolves
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ İl Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Massive Underground City Found in Cappadocia Region of Turkey". Adventure. 2015-03-26. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Tarihçe | Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi".
- ^ "KAPADOKYA HAVALİMANI". www.dhmi.gov.tr. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Not 1, but 2 high-speed train lines will pass through Nevşehir".
- ^ "Derinkuyu: Mysterious underground city in Turkey found in man's basement". Big Think. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ fibhaber.com. "Nevşehir Kalesi tarihe ışık tutuyor". fibhaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Paşa". www.biyografya.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- The University of Wisconsin Press, p. 142-143
- ^ Activities in Nevşehir
- ^ "Damat İbrahim Paşa Camii - Nevşehir". 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Uchisar in Cappadocia". kulturportali.gov.tr. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Mevism Normalleri (1991–2020)" (in Turkish). Turkish State Meteorological Service. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links
- Nevşehir Travel governor's official website (in Turkish)
- Nevşehir governor's official website (in Turkish)
- Nevşehir municipality's official website (in Turkish)
- Nevşehir (in Turkish)
- Some 200 pictures of the town and its sights
- Administrative map of Nevşehir district Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
- Activities in Nevşehir
- Coğrafya Dünyası. "Economic Activities in Nevşehir, Turkey". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- Kenthaber.com. "General information on Nevşehir, Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2008-04-12.