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| Gülşehir | ||
| province | Nevşehir | |
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| Residents | 10.000 | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 21771   | ||
| height | 885 m | |
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Gülşehir is a city in Cappadocia.
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The small town has about 10,000 inhabitants and is located on Kızılırmak. The city logo shows a mushroom-shaped tufa formation, which is 7 km outside. Hittite finds point to a foundation in the 2nd millennium BC. Under Roman rule the place was called Zoropassos, later dan Arabsun, and was renamed Gülşehir under Turkish direction.
getting there
By plane
By train
In the street
By boat
mobility
Map of Gülşehir
Tourist Attractions
- Açıksaray. Monastery complex from the 6th century. AD with frescoes from this period that are worth seeing.
- St Jean Kilisesi. The two-storey church from the 13th century, sometimes also designated as Karşi Kilisesi. AD was restored in 1995.
- Karavezir-Mehmet-Pascha-Cami. 18th century mosque. AD with artistically decorated Koran editions.
- Sivasa. Today Gökçetoprak. Here there are Hittite hieroglyphs on a block of stone, a Byzantine church and an as yet undeveloped underground city.
activities
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kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
http://www.gulsehir.gov.tr/ - Official website of Gülşehir