Madenköy (literally village of mines) is a village in
Ulukışla District
Ulukışla District is a district of the Niğde Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Ulukışla.Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 172 (2022). It is situated in high reaches in Toros Mountains. It is about to state highway D.750. Distance to Ulukışla is and to
Niğde
Niğde (; grc, Νίγδη; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and the capital of Niğde province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey at an elevation of 1,299 m. In 2017 the city population was 141,010 people.
The city is small with plenty ...
is . There is a small lake at the west of the village and the frog species
Rana holtzi
''Rana holtzi'', also known as the Taurus frog, is a frog species of the Ranidae family endemic to Turkey, varying in size from 6.0 to 7.5cm.Mehmet Zülfü Yıldız & Bayram Göçmen (2012)Population dynamics, reproduction, and life history tra ...
inhabits the shore of the lake. A mining company plans to open gold mines around the village . But villagers oppose the plan.