Niğde
Municipality in Niğde, Turkey Niğde Municipality Niğde Niğde Coordinates: 37°58′00″N 34°40′45″E / 37.96667°N 34.67917°E / 37.96667; 34.67917 Coordinates: 37°58′00″N 34°40′45″E / 37.96667°N 34.67917°E / 37.96667; 34.67917 Country Turkey Province Niğde Government • Mayor Faruk Akdoğan (AKP) Area [1] • District 2,302.99 km 2 (889.19 sq mi) Elevation 1,229 m (4,032 ft) Population (2012) [2] • Urban 118,186 • District 200,044 • District density 87/km 2 (220/sq mi) Website www.nigde.bel.tr Niğde is a town and the capital of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey at an elevation of 1,300 m. In 2010 the population was 109,724. [3] The town is located between the volcanic Melandiz Mountains, which include the Mount Hasan stratovolcano near the city of Aksaray to the north, and the Niğde Massif to the south-southeast. The massif is a metamorphic dome that contains abandoned antimony and iron mines. Several marble quarries are currently active in the pure wh...