Çiftlik (District), Niğde

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Çiftlik
Location of Çiftlik (District), Niğde within Turkey.
Location of Çiftlik (District), Niğde within Turkey.
Coordinates: 38°10′N 34°29′E / 38.167, 34.483
Country Flag of Turkey Turkey
Province Niğde
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 51xxx
Area code(s) 0
Licence plate 51

Çiftlik is a town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 67 km from the town of Niğde, and 65 km from Aksaray. There is a much shorter route over the mountains to Niğde but that road is often under snow and closed in winter. Population is (2000) 32,151 of which 4,627 live in the town of Çiftlik.

Çiftlik is Turkish for farm, appropriately in this rural area which was previously known as Melendiz.

Obsidian is found in the area.

[edit] Places of interest

  • A number of extremely ancient burial mounds höyük.
  • The hot spring and crater lake near the village of Narköy.

[edit] References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Geographical information on Ciftlik, Turkey (English). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.

[edit] External links

This article about a Central Anatolia region of Turkey location is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Coordinates: 38°10′N, 34°29′E

Languages