Nevşehir Province

Nevşehir Province
Nevşehir ili
Cappadocia Landscape
Cappadocia Landscape
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatNevşehir
Government
 • ValiAli Fidan
Area5,485 km2 (2,118 sq mi)
Population
(2022)
310,011
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0384
Websitewww.nevsehir.gov.tr

Nevşehir Province (Turkish: Nevşehir ili) is a province in central Turkey with its capital in Nevşehir. Its area is 5,485 km2, and its population is 310,011 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Kırşehir to the northwest, Aksaray to the southwest, Niğde to the south, Kayseri to the southeast, and Yozgat to the northeast. Nevşehir includes the area called Cappadocia - a tourist attraction in Turkey. The town of Göreme is also located in Nevşehir.

Cappadocia once included the area now covered by this province. This province is notable for the fairy chimneys of Göreme, the Ortahisar (middle fortress), a number of old churches from the Byzantine period.

History

Archaeology

An approximately 5,000-year-old three-story underground town which referred as "Gir-Gör" (Enter and See) by locals was revealed in Avanos in 2019. The five-kilometer-long city consisted of three floors, homes, tunnels, places of worship and a small human figurine. According to the locals, the site was considered a source of "healing water" and "Caesar's bath."

Sports

A multiday track running ultramarathon of desert concept, called Runfire Cappadocia Ultramarathon, is held since 2012 annually in July. The race tours 244 km (152 mi) in six days through several historic places across Cappadocia reaching out to Lake Tuz.

Districts

Nevşehir province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold):

Places of Interest

Climate

Nevşehir has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsa, Trewartha climate classification: Dc), with cold, snowy winters and warm, dry summers. Precipitation occurs throughout the year, with a slight peak in spring.

Climate data for Nevşehir (1991–2020, extremes 1959–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)
19.6
(67.3)
28.0
(82.4)
31.6
(88.9)
32.6
(90.7)
35.0
(95.0)
39.5
(103.1)
38.2
(100.8)
37.4
(99.3)
32.0
(89.6)
27.6
(81.7)
23.0
(73.4)
39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4)
6.0
(42.8)
10.9
(51.6)
16.3
(61.3)
21.2
(70.2)
25.6
(78.1)
29.3
(84.7)
29.4
(84.9)
25.3
(77.5)
19.1
(66.4)
11.6
(52.9)
6.2
(43.2)
17.1
(62.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0)
1.3
(34.3)
5.5
(41.9)
10.4
(50.7)
15.0
(59.0)
18.9
(66.0)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
18.1
(64.6)
12.8
(55.0)
6.3
(43.3)
2.0
(35.6)
11.2
(52.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)
−2.6
(27.3)
1.0
(33.8)
5.2
(41.4)
9.3
(48.7)
12.3
(54.1)
14.6
(58.3)
14.5
(58.1)
11.3
(52.3)
7.4
(45.3)
2.1
(35.8)
−1.4
(29.5)
5.9
(42.6)
Record low °C (°F) −21.2
(−6.2)
−23.6
(−10.5)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−12.5
(9.5)
−2.3
(27.9)
1.3
(34.3)
3.8
(38.8)
3.1
(37.6)
−1.2
(29.8)
−7.6
(18.3)
−14.0
(6.8)
−19.5
(−3.1)
−23.6
(−10.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.7
(1.72)
41.8
(1.65)
47.5
(1.87)
45.7
(1.80)
57.4
(2.26)
37.5
(1.48)
9.9
(0.39)
9.6
(0.38)
13.7
(0.54)
29.4
(1.16)
33.4
(1.31)
48.4
(1.91)
418.0
(16.46)
Average precipitation days 8.80 7.83 10.27 11.33 13.40 8.40 2.40 2.37 3.83 6.93 7.10 9.30 92.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 96.1 118.7 164.3 204.0 257.3 309.0 365.8 347.2 276.0 195.3 138.0 86.8 2,558.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 3.1 4.2 5.3 6.8 8.3 10.3 11.8 11.2 9.2 6.3 4.6 2.8 7.0
Source: Turkish State Meteorological Service

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