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Güzelyurt District, Aksaray
Güzelyurt District is a district of Aksaray Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Güzelyurt.İlçe Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
Its area is 285 km2, and its population is 10,677 (2021).


Composition

There are three in Güzelyurt District: * * *
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Güzelyurt
Güzelyurt, formerly Gelveri (Cappadocian Greek: Καρβάλη), is a town and district of Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at a distance of 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. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is . This area is part of the ancient region of Cappadocia, near the Ihlara Valley. History Cappadocia has an important place in the history of Christianity and Gregory of Nazianzus lived in the area. A historically large native Cappadocian 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. The monastery, churches, refuge caves, and mansions attest to the culture of the indigenous Cappadocian Greek population. Places of interest Güzelyurt is known for having three underground cities and over 50 churches car ...
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Belisırma
Belisırma is a village in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in .... Its population is 502 (2021). The distance to Güzelyurt is and to Aksaray is . Although a small village, Belisırma is well known because of various ruins around it. The church ruins of Ala, Bezirhane, Karagedik and Direkli are Byzantine cave churches.Aksaray page


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Yaprakhisar, Güzelyurt
Yaprakhisar is a village in the Güzelyurt District, Aksaray Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... Its population is 326 (2021). References Villages in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray {{Aksaray-geo-stub ...
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Uzunkaya, Güzelyurt
Uzunkaya is a village in the Güzelyurt District, Aksaray Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... Its population is 521 (2021). References Villages in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray {{Aksaray-geo-stub ...
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Sivrihisar, Güzelyurt
Sivrihisar is a village in the Güzelyurt District, Aksaray Province, Turkey.Köy
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023. Its population is 145 (2021).


History

Its name was likely Arianzus, or Arianzum in antiquity due to its proximity to the settlement, though this is not confirmed. The village has had the same name since 1919.


Geography

It is 51 km from

Ilısu, Aksaray
Ilısu is a village in Güzelyurt District of Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 951 (2021). It is situated on the north of the river Melendiz. Ilısu is a part of Ihlara Valley, a valley famous for historical ruins. There are historical cave houses a Roman bath and a Roman bridge as well as geothermal springs in the town. History The village has had the same name since 1919. The municipality status of the town, which became a municipality on 31 December 1987, ended in 2013 when its population fell below 2000 people.Law No. 6360
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Gaziemir, Güzelyurt
Gaziemir is a village in the Güzelyurt District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 993 (2021). There is an underground city in this village. İts name is Gaziemir underground city. The underground city belongs to the Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ... time. There are two churches and one wine factory, a large camel staying place in the underground city. References External linksGaziemir underground city information and photos Villages in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray {{Aksaray-geo-stub ...
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Bozcayurt, Güzelyurt
Bozcayurt, formerly known as Mandama (Greek: Μαντάμα), is a village in the Güzelyurt District, Aksaray Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... Its population is 355 (2021). References Villages in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray {{Aksaray-geo-stub ...
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Alanyurt, Güzelyurt
Alanyurt is a village in Güzelyurt District of Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 229 (2021). Its distance to Güzelyurt is and to Aksaray Aksaray (, Koine Greek: Ἀρχελαΐς ''Arhelays'', Medieval Greek: Κολώνεια ''Koloneya'', Ancient Greek: Γαρσάουρα ''Garsaura'') is a city in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, Central Anatolia region of Turkey and the ca ... is . The agricultural land around the village is not sufficient to support the village, therefore a part of the village populace works in construction business in big cities. References Villages in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray {{Aksaray-geo-stub ...
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Districts Of Turkey
The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (''ilçeler''; sing. ''ilçe''). In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the ''kaza''. Most provinces bear the same name as their respective provincial capital districts. However, many urban provinces, designated as greater municipalities, have a center consisting of multiple districts, such as the provincial capital of Ankara province, The City of Ankara, comprising nine separate districts. Additionally four provinces, Kocaeli, Sakarya, İçel and Hatay have their capital district named differently from their province, as İzmit, Adapazarı, Mersin and Antakya respectively. A district may cover both rural and urban areas. In many provinces, one district of a province is designated the central district (''merkez ilçe'') from which the district is administered. The central district is administered by an appointed provincial deputy governor and other non-central districts b ...
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Villages Of Turkey
A village ( tr, köy) is the second smallest settlement unit in Turkey. Hierarchical model There are 81 provinces ( tr, il) in Turkey. The governor of each province is called '' vali''. There are a number of ilçe (district) in each province. In İstanbul, the most populous province, the number of districts is 39. But in small provinces the number may be as low as 3. In 51 provinces, the capital of the province is also a district known as the central district with the same name. (i.e., The central district of Karaman Province is called Karaman) In 30 provinces however, the capital city is also divided into central districts, all of which have unique names. The total number of districts is 919 (including the 51 central districts). The governor of each district is called ''kaymakam'' . Smaller units There are more than 30000 villages in Turkey. During the Ottoman Empire era the villages were called ''karye'', but in Turkey they are known as ''köy''. There are several hundred vil ...
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Selime, Güzelyurt
Selime formerly known as Salamis (Ancient Greek: Σαλαμίς) is a town (''belde'') and municipality in the Güzelyurt District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,796 (2021). History In these fairy chimneys lived Christians fleeing from Romans. When Christianity was accepted in Rome, churchs cathedrals were built there. There is a battle castle on a hill there. the Byzantines fought Ali Pasha from the Seljuk Dynasty in this castle. Ali Pasha became a martyr. Selime Tomb was built for him. Also, since this place was under the rule of Ottoman for many years, the Ottomans built Sinan Bey Mosque (1524) here. Selime; It is one of the chimneys of volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ... with heights of Hasan Mountain 3258 m, Melendiz Mountain 300 ...
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