Ulukışla District
Ulukışla District is a district of the Niğde Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Ulukışla. Its area is 1,375 km2, and its population is 18,983.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of Turkey with 19,000 residents
- Description: district of Niğde, south-central Turkey
- Also known as: “Ulukisla” and “Ulukışla district”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tunna.
Tunna
Photo: Isimon49, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynna was an ancient Anatolian city located at the foothills of the Taurus Mountains, near the town of Ulukışla and the Cilician Gates in southern Cappadocia. It is known in the present-day as Porsuk Höyük or Zeyve Höyük in Asiatic Turkey. Tunna is situated 3½ km south of Ulukışla District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hasangazi and Porsuk.
Hasangazi
Village
Hasangazi is a village of the Ulukışla District, Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Its population is 828. It is located 16 km east of Ulukışla and 70 km south of Niğde. Hasangazi is situated 3½ km east of Ulukışla District.
Porsuk
Village
Photo: Isimon49, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porsuk is a village in Ulukışla District, Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 291. Porsuk is situated 5 km south of Ulukışla District.
Ulukışla District
- Location: Niğde Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.5459° or 37° 32′ 45″ northLongitude
34.5874° or 34° 35′ 15″ eastPopulation
19,000Elevation
1,413 metres (4,636 feet)Open location code
8G9PGHWP+9WGeoNames ID
7910465Wikidata ID
Q117789975
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In Other Languages
From Ido to Turkish—“Ulukışla District” goes by many names.
- Ido: “Distrikto Ulukışla”
- Turkish: “Ulukışla İlçesi”
- “Ulukışla ilçesi”
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