Nevşehir
Nevşehir | |
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Panoramic view from Nevşehir Castle | |
| Coordinates: 38°37′35″N 34°42′50″E / 38.62639°N 34.71389°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Nevşehir |
| District | Nevşehir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rasim Arı (İYİ) |
| Elevation | 1,224 m (4,016 ft) |
| Population (2024) | 128,290 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 50300 |
| Area code | 0384 |
| Website | www |
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 of 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.