Nevşehir Province (Turkish:Nevşehir ili) is aprovince in centralTurkey with its capital inNevşehir. Its area is 5,485 km2,[2] and its population is 317,952 (2024).[1] Its adjacent provinces areKırşehir to the northwest,Aksaray to the southwest,Niğde to the south,Kayseri to the southeast, andYozgat to the northeast. Nevşehir includes the area calledCappadocia – a tourist attraction inTurkey. The town ofGöreme is also located in Nevşehir.Nevşehir was declared a World Peace City by theUnited Nations.[3]
Cappadocia once included the area now covered by this province. This province is notable for thefairy chimneys of Göreme, theOrtahisar (middle fortress), and a number of old churches from theByzantine period.
An approximately 5,000-year-old three-story underground town which referred as "Gir-Gör" (Enter and See) by locals was revealed inAvanos in 2019. The five-kilometer-long city consisted of three floors, homes, tunnels, places of worship and a small human figurine. According to the locals, the site was considered a source of "healing water" and "Caesar's bath."[4]
