Uçhısar Castle
Uçhısar Castle is a scenic viewpoint in Nevsehir, Turkey. Uçhısar Castle is situated nearby to the government office Honorary Consulate of Brazil, as well as near the castle Kekligin Kale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uchisar Castle and Göreme Open Air Museum.
Göreme Open Air Museum
Museum
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Göreme is a district of the Nevşehir Province in Turkey. After the eruption of Mount Erciyes about 2.6 million years ago, ash and lava formed soft rocks in the Cappadocia region, covering a region of about 20,000 square kilometres. Göreme Open Air Museum is situated 3½ km east of Uçhısar Castle.
Snake Church
Church
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Snake Church is situated 3½ km east of Uçhısar Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uçhisar and Göreme.
Uçhisar
Photo: Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uçhisar is a small town in Cappadocia where pinnacles of soft tuff have been hollowed out into bastions and dwellings. Uç hisar means "outermost fort", the fortified main pinnacle.
Göreme
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Göreme is a town in the Cappadocia 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.
Ortahisar
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ortahisar, previously known by its Byzantine name Potamía, is a town in the Ürgüp District, Nevşehir Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,086. Ortahisar is located about 20 km east of the provincial capital, Nevşehir. Ortahisar is situated 5 km east of Uçhısar Castle.
Uçhısar Castle
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Also known as: “Uçhisar kalesi”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Nevsehir, Nevşehir Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.63054° or 38° 37′ 50″ northLongitude
34.80543° or 34° 48′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8GCPJRJ4+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 306877923OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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In Other Languages
“Uçhısar Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg von Uçhısar”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Uçhisar Kalesi and Honorary Consulate of Brazil.
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