Nevşehir Province (Turkish:Nevşehir ili) is aprovince in centralTurkey with its capital inNevşehir. Its area is 5,485 km2,[2] and its population is 310,011 (2022).[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.
Cappadocia once included the area now covered by this province. This province is notable for thefairy chimneys of Göreme, theOrtahisar (middle fortress), 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."[3]
