Bahçeli, Niğde

Municipality in Niğde, Turkey

Bahçeli

Municipality

Bahçeli

Location in Turkey

Show map of Turkey

Bahçeli

Bahçeli (Turkey Central Anatolia)

Show map of Turkey Central Anatolia

Coordinates: 37°50′N 34°37′E﻿ / ﻿37.833°N 34.617°E﻿ / 37.833; 34.617
Country| Turkey
Province| Niğde
District| Bor
Elevation

| 1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Population

(2022)[1]

| 2,179
Time zone| UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code|

51710

Area code| 0388

Bahçeli is a town (belde) in the Bor District, Niğde Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 2,179 (2022).[1]

## Geography

[edit]

Bahçeli is very close to Kemerhisar, another town in Niğde Province. Distance to Kemerhisar is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to Bor is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) and to Niğde is 18 kilometres (11 mi).

## History

[edit]

According to radiocarbon dating (14C) in Köşkhöyük tumulus within Bahçeli [3] earliest settlement in Bahçeli may be as old as 5000 BC.[4] The nearby town Kemerhisar was a major settlement named Tyana in ancient ages and Bahçeli was a part of Tyana. The most important relic from the Roman Empire domination is a big Roman bath. After the Roman period, the settlement lost its former glory. It was a village during the Medieval ages. After 1954, it was declared township.

## Economy

[edit]

The town economy depends on the orchards around the town. Main product is apple. Other fruits such as cherries, grapes and apricots are also produced.[5]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
2. ^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
3. ^ "Article of Tyana" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
4. ^ Archaeological report (in Turkish)
5. ^ "Mayor's page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2010-12-01.

* v
* t
* e

Bor District

Municipalities|

* Bahçeli
* Bor
* Çukurkuyu
* Kemerhisar

Villages|

* Badak
* Balcı
* Bayat
* Bereket
* Emen
* Gökbez
* Halaç
* Havuzlu
* Karacaören
* Karamahmutlu
* Karanlıkdere
* Kavuklu
* Kayı
* Kaynarca
* Kılavuz
* Kızılca
* Kızılkapı
* Kürkçü
* Obruk
* Okçu
* Postallı
* Seslikaya
* Tepeköy

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template