Avanos
Sign in to saveAvanos is a town in Nevşehir Province in the Cappadocia region of Central Anatolia, Turkey, located north of Nevşehir, the capital city of the province. It is the seat of Avanos District. Its population is 14,968 (2022). Historically known as Venessa, modern Avanos stands on the banks of the longest river of Turkey, the Kızılırmak (Red River), the ancient Halys.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- municipality
- Turkey place.name
- Avanos
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Cappadoce-Avanos.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Avanos town centre
- Turkey place.province
- Nevşehir
- Turkey place.district
- Avanos
- Turkey place.leader_party
- MHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Mustafa Kenan Sarıtaş
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 920
- Turkey place.population_total
- 14968
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 50500
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0384
- Turkey place.blank1_name
- Climate
- Turkey place.blank1_info
- Csb
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Avanos is a town in Nevşehir Province in the Cappadocia region of Central Anatolia, Turkey, located north of Nevşehir, the capital city of the province. It is the seat of Avanos District. Its population is 14,968 (2022). Historically known as Venessa, modern Avanos stands on the banks of the longest river of Turkey, the Kızılırmak (Red River), the ancient Halys.
Avanos' most important industry is pottery production, an industry which probably dates back to Hittite times and which makes use of clay from the red silt of the Kızılırmak. The town is also a popular tourist destination because of its attractive old town and riverside location.