Ürgüp District
Ürgüp District is a district of the Nevşehir Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Ürgüp. Its area is 587 km2, and its population is 36,695. It was a district centre in Niğde Province between 1920 and 1935 and then in Kayseri Province between 1935 and 1954…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of Turkey with 36,700 residents
- Description: ilçe (district), administrative county of Nevşehir, central Turkey
- Also known as: “UErguep” and “Ürgüp district”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Damsa Dam and Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa.
Damsa Dam
Dam
Photo: Christian1311, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Damsa Dam is a dam in Nevşehir, Turkey. Its development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. It was built on the stream of the same name, for irrigation purposes.
Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa
School
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa, also known as Madrasa of Mustafapaşa is a 19th-century madrasa, an Islamic educational institute, in Nevşehir Province, central Turkey. Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa is situated 4 km west of Ürgüp District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mustafapaşa and Yeşilöz.
Mustafapaşa
Village
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mustafapaşa, formerly known as Sinasos, is a town in the Ürgüp District of Nevşehir Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,295. Its status as a town had been downgraded to village with 2013 Reorganisation up until the court order in 2024. Mustafapaşa is situated 4 km west of Ürgüp District.
Yeşilöz
Village
Photo: izvarin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yeşilöz is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Ürgüp District.
Boyalı
Village
Photo: Katpatuka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boyalı is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Ürgüp District.
Ürgüp District
- Location: Nevşehir Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.5734° or 38° 34′ 24″ northLongitude
34.9402° or 34° 56′ 25″ eastPopulation
36,700Elevation
1,325 metres (4,347 feet)Open location code
8GCPHWFR+93GeoNames ID
7732946Wikidata ID
Q119473863
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Ürgüp District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ürgüp (distrito sa Turkeya)”
- Cebuano: “Ürgüp”
- Ido: “Distrikto Ürgüp”
- Swedish: “Ürgüp”
- Turkish: “Ürgüp ilçesi”
- “Ürgüp ilçesi”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ürgüp District”. Photo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.