Ortaköy, Aksaray
Encyclopedia
Ortaköy is a town and district of Aksaray Province
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
, located north-west of the city of Aksaray
, nearer to Kırşehir
. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 58,873 of which 26,961 live in the town of Ortaköy. The district covers an area of 725 km² (280 sq mi), and the average elevation is 1140 m (3,740 ft).
This is a rural district centred around the small, quiet town of Ortaköy. The people in the area are conservative and there is little social life.
District governor's official website
District governor's official website
Aksaray Province
Aksaray Province is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. It covers an area of 7,626 km²...
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, located north-west of the city of Aksaray
Aksaray
Aksaray is a city in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital district of Aksaray Province. According to 2009 census, population of the province is 376 907 of which 171,423 live in the city of Aksaray. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is , with the highest...
, nearer to Kırşehir
Kirsehir
Kırşehir, formerly Macissus and Justinianopolis, is a city in Turkey. It is the capital district of the Kırşehir Province. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 121,947 of which 105,826 live in the city of Kırşehir.-History:The history of Kırşehir dates back to the Hittites...
. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 58,873 of which 26,961 live in the town of Ortaköy. The district covers an area of 725 km² (280 sq mi), and the average elevation is 1140 m (3,740 ft).
This is a rural district centred around the small, quiet town of Ortaköy. The people in the area are conservative and there is little social life.
Places of interest
- Yunus Emre TürbeTurbeTürbe is the Turkish word for "tomb", and for the characteristic mausoleums, often relatively small, of Ottoman royalty and notables. It is related to the Arabic turba, which can also mean a mausoleum, but more often a funerary complex, or a plot in a cemetery.-Characteristics:A typical türbe...
si - a tomb 25 km from the town, one of the many places in Turkey that claims to be the final resting place of the legendary folk-poet Yunus EmreYunus EmreYunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...
.
External links
- District governor's official website
- District municipality's official website
- Aksaray governor's office / /
District governor's official website
District governor's official website