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Aksaray is located at middle Anatolia region, it was an important trade centre on the ancient silk road, and nowadays it is still placed on intersection point of main roads lies between east to west and north to south.
Aksaray is placed on intersection point of road ways lies between east to west and north to south, and at the entrance place of Capadocia.
Aksaray Museum: Museum is founded in the "Zinciriye Medresesi" an building remains from Karamanoğulları governmental period 14th century at the year of 1969, it is still continue its activities in the same building.
www.seventur.com.tr /city.php?city_code=5   (1257 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional:Middle East:Turkey:Provinces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Its neighbour provinces are Kayseri, Adana, Mersin, Konya, Aksaray and Nevsehir.
Its adjacent provinces are Amasya to the northwest, Yozgat to the southwest, Sivas to the southeast, and Ordu to the northeast.
Its adjacent provinces are Corum to the northwest, Kirikkale to the west, Kirsehir to the southwest, Nevsehir to the south, Kayseri to the southeast, Sivas to the east, Tokat to the northeast, and Amasya to the north.
dmoz.org /Regional/Middle_East/Turkey/Provinces/desc.html   (14151 words)

  
 Aksaray - All About Turkey
Aksaray is a center in Cappadocia, in the Central Anatolian region.
Aksaray possesses the most frequently visited regions of Cappadocia, all of display which natural beauties mingled with the mysticism of history.
One of the most spectacular views in Aksaray is the Hasan mountain, an ancient volcano, rising from the flatlands of Anatolia and touching some 3,200m (10,000 feet approximately).
www.allaboutturkey.com /aksaray.htm   (369 words)

  
 Tunceli - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Its adjacent provinces are Erzincan to the north and west, Elazig to the south, and Bingol to the east.
In 1935, Tunceli Province was established with its temporary center in Elazığ;.
Tunceli was administered from its temporary center, Elazığ;, until 1946 and in 1947 the provincial center was moved to the town of Kalan.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Tunceli   (259 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Aksaray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Aksaray is a city in Turkey located in Central Anatolia and capital of Aksaray Province.
Aksaray's neighbouring cities are Ankara (Capital city), Konya, Nevşehir, Niğde, Kayseri, Kırşehir.
Aksaray is one of the four cities forming the region Cappadocia: Aksaray, Nevşehir, Niğde and Kayseri
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Aksaray   (90 words)

  
 Aksaray, Turkey
Situated on the banks of the Melendiz Suyu, below the step-fault marking the eastern edge of the Tuz-Gölü basin, Aksaray is dominated by the great volcanic pyramid and twin peaks of Hasan Dag (Büyük Hasan Dag 3,268m/10,725ft, Küçük Hasan Dag 3,069m/10,072ft) and the bulky volcanic massif of Melendiz Dag (2,963m/9,725ft).
With the famous Cappadocian tuff cone region only a short distance away, Aksaray has attracted little attention, a situation which is now changing due to the increasing importance of its automotive industry.
Aksaray caravanserai on the old caravan route from Konya to Kayseri.
www.planetware.com /turkey/aksaray-tr-ak-ak.htm   (324 words)

  
 T.C. Nevşehir Valiliği www.nevsehir.gov.tr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Aksaray is built at the base of Mt.Hasan, on a large plain at a central crossing point for roads hleading in all directions.
In the center of Aksaray is the oldest piece of Seljuk work, Egri (Kizil) Minaret, built between 1221-1236 by Sultan Keyhusrev I, the father of Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat.
Ihlara Valley and Guzelyurt, important areas in Cappadocia, are within the borders of the province of Aksaray.
www.nevsehir.gov.tr /bilgi.php?e=10&id=477   (249 words)

  
 Aksaray | | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
Aksaray is een stad in Turkije gelegen in Centraal-Anatolië; en is de hoofdstad van Aksaray (provincie).
Aksaray is één van de 4 provincies die de regio van Cappadocië vormen: Aksaray, Nevsehir, Nigde en Kayseri.
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 Zonguldak Province - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Zonguldak is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey.
Its adjacent provinces are Duzce to the southwest, Bolu to the south, Karabuk to the southeast, and Bartın to the east.
The most important ancient cities within Zonguldak Province are Ereğli (Heraclea Pontica) and Filyos (Teion).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Zonguldak_Province   (592 words)

  
 Cappadocia Online Aksaray
Aksaray is built at the base of Mt. Hasan, on a large plain at a central crossing point for roads leading in all directions.
The name was changed to Aksaray by the Seljuks in the 11th century.
Ihlara Canyon and Güzelyurt, some of the important areas in Cappadocia, are within the borders of the province of Aksaray.
www.cappadociaonline.com /aksaray.html   (101 words)

  
 LATEST FIGURES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The province centers with highest particulate matter concentration in the same period are; Zonguldak, Diyarbakýr, Rize, Afyon, and Toakt.
Province centers with highest decreaese of sulphurdioxide (SO2) concentration are; Kocaeli (Gebze) (76 %), Eskiþehir (66 %), Bolu (Düzce) (57 %), Çorum (51 %), and Bursa (Province Center) (48 %).
Province centers with highest decreaese of particulate matter are Erzurum (43 %), Kýrýkkale (37 %), Kocaeli (Gebze) and Bingöl (36 %), Adana (34 %), and Balýkesir (32 %).
www.die.gov.tr /ENGLISH/SONIST/CEVRE/100696k.html   (173 words)

  
 Turkey Provinces
These, therefore, are the province populations used by the State Institute of Statistics to compute per capita GDP for 2001.
~1946: Çoruh province split into Artvin and Rize; Bitlis province formed from parts of Muş; and Siirt; Çapakçur and Tunceli provinces formed from parts of Elazığ; and Erzincan; Hakkâri province split from Van; capital of Ağri province moved from Bayazit to Karaköse.
1995-06-06: Karabük province formed by taking Eskipazar and Ovacık districts from Çankırı province and Eflani, Karabuk, Safranbolu, and Yenice districts from Zonguldak province; Kilis province split from Gaziantep; Yalova province formed by taking Armutlu district from Bursa province, Çiftlikköy, Çınarcık, Termal, and Yalova districts from İstanbul province, and Altınova district from Kocaeli province.
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 Aksaray, Turkey
Aksaray is a center in the Cappadocia region.
The Sultanhan caravanserai built by the Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat is well-preserved and the Agzikarahan Caravanserai is the second most important and famous monument from the Seljuk period.
Aksaray possesses the most frequently visited regions of Cappadocia, displaying natural beauties mingled with the pages of history.
www.anatolia.com /anatolia/destinations/aksaray/default.asp   (260 words)

  
 LATEST FIGURES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The province centers with highest particulate mater concentration in the same period are; Rize, Sakarya, Sivas, Bayburt, and Zonguldak.
Province centers with highest decreaese of sulphurdioxide (SO2) concentration are; Samsun (Merkez) and Nigde (Merkez) (49 %), Corum (32 %), Aydin (30 %), Erzincan (29 %), and Kahramanmaras (28 %).
Province centers with highest decreaese of particulate matter are Bilecik (Bozuyuk) (46 %), Bingol (43 %), Kahramanmaras (42 %), Erzincan (41 %), and Bilecik (Merkez), Erzurum, and Kýrýkkale (31 %).
www.die.gov.tr /ENGLISH/SONIST/CEVRE/250196.html   (172 words)

  
 Kilim.com - Kilim Rug Store - Tribal Rugs, Antique Rugs, Area Rugs, Contemporary Rugs, Oriental Rugs, Rug Sale
While significant northern portions of the Çankiri and Çorum provinces are delineated as belonging to the Black Sea geographical region, their major parts as well as their cultural affinity and historical connections dictate that they be placed in the Central Anatolian region together with Elmadag, Sivrihisar, Kayseri, Kirsehir, Konya and Sivas.
It is also interesting to note that there are striking design similarities between some Aksaray kilims and those woven by the Qashqai, a Turkic tribe that stayed in Iran when others continued in their westward migration that ended in Anatolia in the 11th century.
Aksaray, which abuts the Konya district in the northeast, may also be conveniently included in the Konya kilim region.
www.kilim.com /about_kilims/regions/central_anatolia.asp   (1835 words)

  
 Crimean Tatars and Noghais in Turkey
The Tatar activists reported that it is difficult to compute the number of Tatar population, as elsewhere in Turkey, for the official census does not include minorities.
As said above, the second area of compact Tatar population is Polatli in the Ankara province with eleven villages.
Furthermore, one Tatar village, Derince, is to be found in Gebze district of Kocaeli (Izmit) province.
www.iccrimea.org /scholarly/jankowski.html   (5352 words)

  
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In the province of Niğde, frescoed churches and dwellings carved into the cliffs extend from Ihlara valley, which is 40 km from Aksaray, as far as the town of Selime.Some of these structures can be dated back to as early as the 4th century AD.
Twenty kilometers from Nevşehir are the Açıksaray ruins and the Church of John in the town of Gülşehir.
In Kayseri province, some of the places worth visiting are Döner Kümbet (Tomb), Sırçalı Kümbet, Ali Cafer Kümbeti, Cami Kebir, the Hunat Hatun Külliyesi (Complex), the Kurşunlu Cami (Mosque), Güpgüpoğlu Konağı (Mansion), the Kara Mustafa Paşa Caravanserai, and the Karatayhanı Caravanserai.
www.areosweb.com /kapadokya.htm   (2369 words)

  
 Ataman Hotel - Aksaray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Sultanhan caravanserai built by the Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat is well-preserved and the Ağzıkarahan Caravanserai is the second important and famous monument from the Seljuk period.
A caravanserai on the way from Konya to Aksaray 40 km before the city.
It was built by Sultan Alaattin Keykubat I during the Seljuk period, in 1229.
www.atamanhotel.com /aksaray.html   (374 words)

  
 GoremeNet Goreme hotel pension cave hotels in goreme cappadocia travel agency balloon restaurant club carpet handmade ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This valley is situated 30 km from Aksaray and cna be reached making a turn at the the 11th km of the Aksaray-Nevsehir road..
The canyon was created by the cracking and collapsing which occurred as a result of basalt and andesite lave from Mt.Hasandag's eruption.
Guzelyurt is 45 km from Aksaray and 15 km from Ihlara.
www.goreme.net /cappadocia.php?id=30   (1012 words)

  
 Cappadocia, Turkey, Nevsehir, Kayseri
Nevsehir Province is at the center of the volcanic plateau, Kirsehir Province is to the north, Kayseri Province is to the east, Nigde Province is to the south and Aksaray Province is to the west.
Kirsehir Province, which has a rich culture, is located to the north of Hacibektas.
Kayseri Province, located on the plains at the northern foot of Erciyes Mountain to the east of Nevsehir, is one of the most important industrial centers of the Central Anatolia Region.
www.enjoyturkey.com /info/sights/capadocia.htm   (612 words)

  
 Ancient Plant Remains Discovered Two Miles Below Greenland Ice Sheet; Evidence Questions Current Ice Age Theories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A 60-year-old man in the central province of Konya and another person in Palu, eastern Turkey, froze to death, the Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.
A six-year-old boy in central Aksaray province was crushed to death when the roof of his home collapsed under the weight of the snow.
The NTV news channel added that a shepherd was reported missing in a mountain pasture in the northern province of Rize.
www.red-ice.net /news/2004/11nov/turkeyblizzard.html   (349 words)

  
 Cappadocia Map Ihlara Valley Göreme Town PeriBacalarý   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Cappadocia was discribed as a very large area surrounded by Taurus Mountains in the south, by Aksaray in the west, Malatya in the east and all the way up to the Black Sea coast in the north.
Though, present day Cappadocia is the area covered by the city provinces of Nevþehir, Aksaray, Niðde, Kayseri and Kýrþehir.
Provinz Nevsehir ist in der Mitte der vulkanischen Hochebene, ist Provinz Kirsehir zum Norden, ist Provinz Kayseri zum Osten, ist Provinz Nigde zum Süden und Provinz Aksaray ist zum Westen.
www.turkeytravelhotel.com /map/nevsehir/cappadocia.htm   (1517 words)

  
 Guzelyurt: Splendid inheritor of civilizations - Turkish Daily News Jun 19, 1996
The story of Guzelyurt, which is on the border of Aksaray province, starts in the paleolithic period.
ANKARA- Here on the borders of Aksaray province, only three-and-a-half hours from Ankara, is almost a corner of paradise with houses carved from the living rock, churches, fairy chimneys and incomparable views of southern Anatolia.
The Guzelyurt of today is a distillation of all that is best of Cappadocia -- underground cities, human warrens built from the rock, buildings in the style of old Byzantium, and a valley with a monastery and many churches.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=316   (975 words)

  
 Anadolu Agency: News in English, 98-10-18
Yahya Sengul, the Secretary General of the UTAA, said that the establishment of the UTAA stemmed from the requirement for finding solutions to the urgent problems which raised in parallel to the increase in the number of the Turkish people who settled in the US after winning the ''citizenship lottery''.
Addressing a statement at Ataturk Airport before his departure, Meri stated that his contacts in Turkey were very beneficial, adding that he is pleased to see that the relations between Turkey and Estonia improve day by day.
AKSARAY, Oct 18 (A.A) - President Suleyman Demirel laid the foundation of a private sugar factory which will be constructed by the Turkish-French cooperation which is 40 meters away from central province of Aksaray.
www.hri.org /news/turkey/anadolu/1998/98-10-18.anadolu.html   (2193 words)

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