Ilısu is a village in

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, Turkey. Its population is 951 (2021). It is situated on the north of the river Melendiz. Ilısu is a part of

Ihlara Valley The Ihlara Valley (or Peristrema Valley; Turkish ''Ihlara Vadisi'') is a canyon which is 15 km long and up to 150 m deep in the southwest of the Turkish region of Cappadocia, in the municipality of Güzelyurt, Aksaray Province. The v ...

, a valley famous for historical ruins. There is a historical cave which houses a

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bath and a Roman bridge as well as

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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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'', 6 December 2012 .

References

Villages in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray {{Aksaray-geo-stub