Nevşehir

Nevşehir is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Nevşehir Province and Nevşehir District. Its population is 123,882. It is 290 km from the capital Ankara and lies within the historical region of Cappadocia.

The town lies at an elevation of 1,224 m 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.Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport is 30 kilometres northwest…