Köşektaş is a village in
Hacıbektaş District
Hacıbektaş District is a district of the Nevşehir Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Hacıbektaş.[Nevşehir Province
Nevşehir Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province in central Turkey with its capital in Nevşehir. Its area is 5,485 km2, and its population is 317,952 (2024). Its adjacent provinces are Kırşehir Province, Kırşehir to the northwest ...]
in the
Central Anatolia Region of
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its population is 356 (2022).
The village is located on the plains at the northern foot of
Cappadocia
Cappadocia (; , from ) is a historical region in Central Anatolia region, Turkey. It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde. Today, the touristic Cappadocia Region is located in Nevşehir ...
and is 17 kilometers from the Hacıbektaş and, 240 kilometers from the capital,
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
. Köşektaş takes its name from a rock (Köşektaş Kayası), which is located at the northwest corner of the village.
References
External links
Info page kosektas.net
Villages in Hacıbektaş District
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