Middle East
Turkey
Nevşehir Province

Avanos District

Avanos District is a district of the of Turkey. Its seat is the town of . Its area is 995 km2, and its population is 32,477. The highest point is Mt. İsmail Sivrisi at 1,756 m.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: district of Turkey with 34,000 residents
  • Description: ilçe (district), administrative county of Nevşehir, central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Avanos district” and “Avanos Ilcesi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avanos and Cavusin.

Photo: Katpatuka, Public domain.
is a town in , in an area riddled by ancient underground dwellings. Its main industry is pottery and in 2022 its population was 15,000.

Village
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Göreme is a town in the region of Turkey, with a population of 2034 in 2022. It's at the heart of the "fairy chimney" landscape, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, with soft volcanic tuff eroded into fantastical rock formations and excavated into cave dwellings. is situated 6 km south of Avanos District.

Village
Photo: Katpatuka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Avanos District.

Avanos District

Latitude
38.724° or 38° 43′ 26″ north
Longitude
34.8531° or 34° 51′ 11″ east
Population
34,000
Elevation
963 metres (3,159 feet)
Open location code
8GCPPVF3+H7
Geo­Names ID
8631930
Wiki­data ID
Q119473867
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In Other Languages

From Ido to Turkish—“Avanos District” goes by many names.
  • Ido: “Distrikto Avanos”
  • Turkish: “Avanos ilçesi”
  • Turkish: “Avanos İlçesi”
  • “Avanos ilçesi”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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