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Nevşehir

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Municipality in Nevşehir, Turkey Nevşehir Municipality Nevşehir Coordinates: 38°37′35″N 34°42′50″E  /  38.62639°N 34.71389°E  / 38.62639; 34.71389 Coordinates: 38°37′35″N 34°42′50″E  /  38.62639°N 34.71389°E  / 38.62639; 34.71389 Country Turkey Province Nevşehir Government  • Mayor Hasan Ünver (AKP) Area [1]  • District 534.55 km 2 (206.39 sq mi) Elevation 1,224 m (4,016 ft) Population (2012) [2]  • Urban 92,068  • District 123,976  • District density 230/km 2 (600/sq mi) Website www.nevsehir.bel.tr Nevşehir , formerly Neapolis and Muşkara , is a city and the capital district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 117,890 of which 85,634 live in the city of Nevşehir. [3] [4] The district covers an area of 535 km 2 (207 sq mi), [5] and the town lies at an average elevation of 1,224 m (4,016 ft). Contents 1 History 2 Nevşehir today 3 Sports 4 Climate 5 Notes 6 References 7 External li...

Kırşehir

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Municipality in Kırşehir, Turkey Kırşehir Municipality Kırşehir Coordinates: 39°08′44″N 34°09′39″E  /  39.14556°N 34.16083°E  / 39.14556; 34.16083 Coordinates: 39°08′44″N 34°09′39″E  /  39.14556°N 34.16083°E  / 39.14556; 34.16083 Country Turkey Province Kırşehir Government  • Mayor Yaşar Bahçeci (AKP) Area [1]  • District 1,677.67 km 2 (647.75 sq mi) Population (2012) [2]  • Urban 114,244  • District 128,806  • District density 77/km 2 (200/sq mi) Website www.kirsehir.bel.tr Kırşehir , formerly Macissus (also spelled Mocissus and Mokissos , Μωκισσός in Greek) and Justinianopolis , is a city in Turkey. It is the capital district of the Kırşehir Province. According to the 2000 census, the population of the district is 121,947 of which 105,826 live in the city of Kırşehir. [3] [4] Contents 1 History 1.1 Kesikköprü Bridge 2 Ecclesiastical history 2.1 Metropolitan Archbishopric of Mocissus 2.2 Titular see 3 Climate 4 Famous people from Kırşehir 5 Gallery 6 Notes 7 Refe...

Kayseri

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"Caesarea in Cappadocia" redirects here. For other locations with similar names, see Caesarea (disambiguation). Metropolitan municipality in Central Anatolia, Turkey Kayseri Metropolitan municipality Top: Kadir Has Stadium, 2nd left: Sivas Avenue, 2nd right: Atatürk Statue and the city walls of Kayseri in the background, 3rd: Tekin business district and Oto Park, Bottom left: Kayseri Castle at night, Bottom right: Kayseray. Kayseri Location of Kayseri, Turkey Coordinates: 38°44′N 35°29′E  /  38.733°N 35.483°E  / 38.733; 35.483 Coordinates: 38°44′N 35°29′E  /  38.733°N 35.483°E  / 38.733; 35.483 Country   Turkey Region Central Anatolia Province Kayseri Government  • Mayor Mustafa Çelik (AKP) Elevation 1,050 m (3,440 ft) Population (2014) [1]  • Metropolitan municipality 1,061,942  • Metro 1,322,376 Time zone EET (UTC+2)  • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Postal code 38x xx Area code(s) (+90) 352 Licence plate 38 Website www.kayseri.bel.tr www.kayseri.gov.tr Kayseri ( ...