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Nigde (279 words) |
 | It is the capital of the Nigde province with 350,000 inhabitants (2004 estimate). |
| Nigde has traditionally been one of the cities controlling trade from southern Anatolia to the inner Anatolia and the Black Sea coast, by controlling the mountain pass between the Melendiz mountains in the west and the Taurus mountains in the east. |
| Nigde is linked by rail and with the principal urban centres of Turkey; Adana 200 km south and Kayseri 150 km northeast. |
| Nigde and Aksaray (313 words) |
| Nigde, the Nahita of Hittite times, lies in a valley flanked by volcanic peaks and commands the ancient trade route from Anatolia to the Mediterranean. |
| Nigde's castle owes its present form to the Seljuks, and the elegant Alaeddin Mosque dates from the same period. |
| From the 14th century era of Mongol rule are the Sungur Bey Mosque and the Hudavend Hatun Mausoleum, an excellent example of the Anatolian tower-tomb. |
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