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Uçhisar Castle
The tallest fairy chimney in Cappadocia, a dramatic rock citadel riddled with tunnels and rooms offering 360-degree views of the surreal landscape.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Nevşehir
Nevşehir Province, Turkey · Asia
About Nevşehir
Nevşehir works well as a base: 20 minutes from Göreme, 10km from Göreme National Park.
Nevşehir is in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, with about 76,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Göreme, about 10 km away.
Nevşehir (Turkish pronunciation: ['nevʃehiɾ]; from nev 'new' and şehir 'city') is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Nevşehir Province and Nevşehir District. Its population is 128,290 (2024). It is 290 km (180 mi) from the capital Ankara and lies within the historical region ofRead more
Cappadocia. Nevşehir was declared a World Peace City by the United Nations.
The town lies at an elevation of 1,224 m (4,016 ft) and has a continental climate, with heavy snow in winter and great heat in summer. Although Nevşehir is close to the underground cities, fairy chimneys, monasteries, caravanserais and rock-hewn churches of Cappadocia, and has a few hotels, the modern town is not itself a tourist centre. In 2015 a huge underground city was discovered underneath its centre following demolition works intended to clear the central hillside of ramshackle modern housing.
Founded in 2007, Nevşehir University was renamed Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University in 2013. Cappadocia University is also located in Nevşehir.
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) is 30 kilometres northwest of the town. The inter-city bus station is about 6 km southwest of the city centre. Two planned high-speed rail services should eventually link Nevşehir to Antalya, Konya, Kayseri and Ankara.
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What is there to see near Nevşehir?
Within an hour or so of Nevşehir: Uçhisar Castle (8 km), Göreme National Park (10 km), Göreme Open-Air Museum (10 km), Cappadocia (10 km).
Where is Nevşehir?
Nevşehir is in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, about 10 km from Göreme.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 75,527
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Turkey
- Region
- Nevşehir Province
- Timezone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates
- 38.6250, 34.7122
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Worth the detour from Nevşehir
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Göreme National Park
Surreal fairy chimney rock formations and ancient cave churches in the heart of Cappadocia.
10 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Göreme Open-Air Museum
A UNESCO-listed complex of rock-cut churches and monasteries with stunning Byzantine frescoes carved into Cappadocia's famous fairy chimneys.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Cappadocia
Surreal landscape of fairy chimneys, cave dwellings, and underground cities shaped by volcanic eruptions and erosion.
10 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Viewpoint
The world-famous sunrise balloon experience over Cappadocia's surreal landscape of fairy chimneys, valleys, and rock-cut settlements.
10 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Derinkuyu Underground City
The deepest discovered underground city in Cappadocia, extending 85 meters below ground with room for 20,000 people across 18 levels.
28 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Selime Monastery
The largest rock-cut religious complex in Cappadocia, a whole cathedral, kitchen and stable carved into a cone-shaped bluff at the north end of Ihlara Valley. Steep scrambles inside lead out onto ledges over the valley.
53 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Ihlara Valley
A 15km canyon up to 150m deep cut by the Melendiz River through Cappadocian tuff, with around 50 rock-hewn Byzantine churches in its walls, including the Snake Church and its scenes of Hell. Shaded and green, unlike the rest of Cappadocia.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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