NiÄŸde Province

Nigde is a small, rural province of Turkey in Central Anatolia on the southern edge of Cappadocia. Its capital is the same Nigde.

The province has 337 553 inhabitants ( 2011 census ) in an area of ​​7318 km ². It borders the provinces of Kayseri, Adana, Mersin, Konya, Aksaray and Nevsehir.

The population density is 46.1 inhabitants / km ². The license plate has the number 51

Counties

The province is divided into the following districts ( Ilce ):

  • Camardi
  • Çiftlik ( Nigde )
  • Ulukışla

Geography

Nigde is surrounded with the Hasan Dagi ( Mount Hasan ) and the river Melendiz on three sides by the Taurus Mountains. In the west the plain of Emen ( town in the district Beyşehir in Konya Province ), which opens into the wide plain of Konya is located. Fertile volcanic soils are the basis of a profitable agriculture. There are mostly grown apples and potatoes.

Due to the altitude and the mountains, the province has a dry and cold climate with snow and cold north winds in winter, with virtually no rainfall in summer.

History

The area has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age 8000-5500 BC, as excavations of grave mounds in the district of boron and tin mines in the district prove Camardi - Keste. Later settled there for the Hittites about 1000 years until 800 BC

The name Nigde developed from ancient Nakita or Nahita and was mentioned for the first time as a na -hi- ti -ia in a Luwian inscription of King Saruanis that was found in Andaval. After the Assyrians and Phrygians, Greeks, Persians, Alexander the Great and the Romans, the city of Tyana built at today's Kemerhisar with its palaces and fountains came.

The Roman rule or the Byzantine Empire lasted until its conquest by the Seljuk 1166. Prior to the beginning of the 13th century Nigde was one of the largest cities in Anatolia, an impressive number of mosques and tombs date from this period. The area belonged since 1471 to the Ottoman Empire and in 1923 the Turkish Republic.

Economy

Nigde benefits from the lush agriculture (especially the apples are famous) and its location between the wealthy provinces of Konya in Central Anatolia, and Adana on the Mediterranean. The tourist attractions of Cappadocia, Kayseri and Nevsehir and airports are nearby.

As apples are also potatoes, cabbage, corn and beetroot important agricultural commodities. There are also dairy and meat industry, as well as beekeeping and more and more fish farms.

Attractions

The mountains Aladağ and Bolkar in the Taurus Mountains are famous winter sports resorts and popular climbing and Treckingreviere in summer. The Aladağ has one of the most popular climbing routes, which can be reached from the villages Demirkazik and Çukurbağ in Camardi. The Bolkar has a seven- kilometer long ski slope, a crater lake and is known for its rich blossoms in the spring.

In Nigde, there are many old churches, mosques and built into the rocks underground cities under other Eski Gümüş, the ancient city of Tyana and some Roman aqueducts in the district of Bor in the capital is the Archaeological Museum Nigde. In addition, there are hot mineral springs.

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