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Niksar
Sign in to saveNiksar, historically known as Neocaesarea (Νεοκαισάρεια), is a city in Tokat Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Niksar District. Its population is 37,017 (2022). It was settled by many empires. Niksar is known as "Çukurova of North-Anatolia" due to its production of many kinds of fruits and vegetables. On May 2, 2018, Niksar was included in the World Heritage tentative list.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- municipality
- Turkey place.name
- Niksar
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Niksar,KaleSW.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Niksar view from the city center
- Turkey place.province
- Tokat
- Turkey place.district
- Niksar
- Turkey place.leader_party
- AKP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Semih Tepebaşı
- Turkey place.population_total
- 37017
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 60600
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0356
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Tokat Province
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- 64119
- Elevation
- 350
- Time zone
- time in Turkey
- Capital of
- Beylik of Tacettin
- Official website
- www.niksar.bel.tr
- Image
- Niksar,KaleSW.jpg
- Connects with
- European route E80
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- topic's main category
- Category:Niksar
- Commons category
- Niksar
- postal code
- 60600
- described by source
- Oxford Classical Dictionary
- urban population
- 37841
- rural population
- 25645
- located in/on physical feature
- Black Sea Region
- name in kana
- ニクサル
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Ecclesiastical history
- Bishops
- Geographic location
- Cuisine of Niksar
- Places of interest
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Niksar, historically known as Neocaesarea (Νεοκαισάρεια), is a city in Tokat Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Niksar District. Its population is 37,017 (2022). It was settled by many empires. Niksar is known as "Çukurova of North-Anatolia" due to its production of many kinds of fruits and vegetables. On May 2, 2018, Niksar was included in the World Heritage tentative list.
== History ==
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