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Güzelyurt

Coordinates: 38°16′38″N 34°22′19″E / 38.27722°N 34.37194°E / 38.27722; 34.37194
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Güzelyurt
District
Location of Güzelyurt within Turkey.
Location of Güzelyurt within Turkey.
Country Turkey
RegionCentral Anatolia
ProvinceAksaray
Government
 • GovernorRamazan Yıldırım
 • MayorKudret Özeş (AKP)
Area
[1]
 • District322.25 km2 (124.42 sq mi)
Elevation
1,485 m (4,872 ft)
Population
 (Template:Turkey district populations)Template:Turkey district populations
 • Urban
Template:Turkey district populations
 • District
Template:Turkey district populations
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
68xxx
Area code0382
Licence plate68
Websitewww.guzelyurt.gov.tr

Güzelyurt, formerly Gelveri, is a town and district of Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at a distance of 45 km (28 mi) from the city of Aksaray. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 16,836 of which 3,775 live in the town of Güzelyurt.[2][3] The district covers an area of 322 km2 (124 sq mi),[4] and the average elevation is 1,485 m (4,872 ft).

This is an area of great natural beauty and historical importance, part of the ancient region of Cappadocia, near the much-visited Ihlara Valley.

History

Cappadocia has an important place in the history of Christianity and Gregory of Nazianzus lived in the area. A historically large Greek population existed in the area until the 1924 population exchange (see Cappadocian Greeks), when they were replaced with the Turks from Thessaloniki and Kavala.

Places of interest

Güzelyurt is known for having three underground cities and over 50 churches carved into the rocky volcanic landscape including:

  • Ihlara Valley
  • Monastery Valley, "Manastır Vadisi"
  • Fairy Chimneys, "Peri Bacaları"
  • Antique Greek houses
  • Ahmatlı Church
  • St. Anargiros Church, "Sivişli Kilise"
  • Koç Church
  • Cathedral of Selime
  • The rock monastery of Selime, one of the largest religious buildings in Cappadocia.
  • Red Church, "Kızıl Kilise" - a 5th or 6th century church in the village of Sivrihisar
  • Analipsis Church, "Yüksek Kilise" (High Church) on the hill of Analipsis. Stone age relics have been found nearby.
  • St. Gregorius Church, "Kilise Cami" - another rock-hewn church, in use today as a mosque
  • St. Spyridon Church, "Kızıl Kilise" - another red church in the vicinity of Güzelyurt.

Other places of interest include...

  • The tomb of Selime Sultan in the village of Selime.
  • Linseed House, "Bezirhane" in the village of Belisırma.
  • Ziga thermal springs, "Ziga kaplıcaları" is located in the village of Yaprakhisar very close to Ihlara Valley.
  • A recently discovered underground city is situated in Gaziemir village of Güzelyurt.[5]
  • Ihlara Valley
    Ihlara Valley
  • St. Gregorius Church
    St. Gregorius Church
  • A church in Ihlara Valley
    A church in Ihlara Valley

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (XLS) (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  3. ^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  4. ^ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  5. ^ Governorship of Aksaray, Turkey. "Underground cities in Aksaray". Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-02.

References

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