Bor, NiÄŸde

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Bor is a town in the province of Nigde in Turkey and also the name of the then managed the district. The city is situated on a high plateau (1100 m) about 14 km north of the provincial capital of Nigde.

The county has a population of about 60,000 people, of which about 35,000 live in the town itself.

The plane has been inhabited since the time of the Hittites, the city was founded by the Romans in the first centuries AD. During the Byzantine period, the city was a Christian center of the eastern Mediterranean. During this time she received the former name Kilisehisar ( Fortress of the churches). The Turks conquered the city 1071st

The city is dominated by agriculture: grazing, wool and leather processing. For cereal crops, the climate is too dry, it will fruit, cultivated mainly apples and apricots and wine. Unemployment is high, the average income is low, and consequently many young people are looking for jobs out of the province to the larger cities of Turkey to Europe or migrated.

Attractions

A few kilometers south of the city are in Kemerhisar the ruins of ancient Tyana, including an impressive aqueduct. About 18 kilometers south-east can be seen in the village Gökbez a relief of the Hittite God Tarhunzas.