Niğde Province

Also known as Nigde (province, Turkey), Niğde

province in south-central Turkey

AI overview

Niğde Province is a region located in south-central Turkey that serves as part of the country's administrative divisions. While modest in size and population compared to Turkey's major urban centers, it contributes to the country's geographic and cultural diversity in the central Anatolian plateau.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Niğde Province is referenced by 1,310 other articles, and connects out to Iran, Cappadocia and Turkey.

The entry is geolocated on the map in 51.

It sits within the topics Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey, Cappadocia and Niğde Province.

Its subject is documented across 74 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: province of Turkey
Part of: Kırıkkale Subregion
Country: Turkey
Located in: Turkey
Continent: Asia
Capital: Niğde
Official language: Turkish
Population: 333356
Area: 7234
Elevation: 1229
Body of water: Kızılırmak River
Shares border with: Adana Province
Official website: www.nigde.gov.tr
Image: Niğde location districts.png
Households: 117742
Life expectancy: 80.79
Dialing code: 388
Licence plate code: 51

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Commons category: Niğde Province
topic's main category: Category:Niğde Province
category for people born here: Category:Births in Niğde Province
native label: Niğde ili
postal code: 51000–51999
male population: 166805
female population: 166551
different from: Niğde
annual number of weddings: 2466
suicide rate: 3.77
total fertility rate: 1.40
mean age: 34.09
minimum temperature record: -25.6
maximum temperature record: 38.5
name in kana: ニーデ
water as percent of area: 0.19

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Encyclopedic overview

Niğde Province (Turkish: Niğde ili) is a province in the southern part of Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 7,234 km, and its population is 365,419 (2022) of which 170,511 live in the city of Niğde. The population was 348,081 in 2000 and 305,861 in 1990. Neighbouring provinces are Kayseri, Adana, Mersin, Konya, Aksaray and Nevşehir.

The province is surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges: the Taurus Mountains, Mount Hasan, and the Melendiz Mountains.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Niğde Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.