Bektaş

Bektaş is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,530 metres. Bektaş is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orhanlı and Derinkuyu.

Village
is a town in the Niğde District, , . Its population is 2,384. It is 53 kilometres north of Niğde. Like most other settlements in ancient Capadocia, the caves around the town were used as dwellings in the deep history of the town and in fact, the name of the town is probably a corrupt form of the phrase On hanlı referring to ten families settled in the caves. is situated 6 km east of Bektaş.

Town
Photo: Minamie’s Photo, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in in the Central Anatolia region of . It is the seat of . Its population is 10,912. The elevation is 1,333 m. is situated 10 km northwest of Bektaş.

Bektaş

Latitude
38.31667° or 38° 19′ north
Longitude
34.81667° or 34° 49′ east
Elevation
1,530 metres (5,020 feet)
Open location code
8GCP8R88+MM
Geo­Names ID
321613
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