Ortahisar Castle

Ortahisar Castle is a scenic viewpoint in , . Ortahisar Castle is situated nearby to the mosque , as well as near .
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  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: castle in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Castle of Ortahisar”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Göreme Open Air Museum and Analipsis Church.

Museum
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is a district of the in . After the eruption of about 2.6 million years ago, ash and lava formed soft rocks in the region, covering an area of about 20,000 square kilometres. is situated 2½ km northwest of Ortahisar Castle.

Church
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is situated 2 km northwest of Ortahisar Castle.

Church
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is situated 2½ km northwest of Ortahisar Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ortahisar and Göreme.

Village
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, is located in the heart of the Cappadocia region and is closely associated with several major valleys, rock-cut settlements, and historical sites that form the core landscape of Cappadocia.

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in in central Turkey, in a landscape of soft volcanic tuff that has eroded into hoodoos or "fairy chimneys", and that has been excavated into cave dwellings. In 2022 the population was 24,600.

Ortahisar Castle

Latitude
38.61981° or 38° 37′ 11″ north
Longitude
34.86443° or 34° 51′ 52″ east
Open location code
8GCPJV97+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 306877927
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q95640040
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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Ortahisar Castle” goes by many names.
  • German: “Burg von Ortahisar”
  • Hungarian: “Ortahisar vára”
  • Turkish: “Ortahisar Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sultan Alaaddin Camii and Retrobus Elika Cave Suites.

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