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Things to do in Niğde
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Sightlore has 7 places to explore in Niğde, and 7 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Hudavend Hatun Türbe
The tomb of Hüdavent Hatun is a 14th-century Seljuk tomb in Niğde, Turkey.
Köşk Höyük
Köşk Höyük is a tell northeast of Bahçeli, near Kemerhisar (the ancient city of Tyana) in the modern Niğde Province of Turkey. It is located on the Bor Plateau, south of Mount Hasan near a spring.
Tunna
Tynna was an ancient Anatolian city located at the foothills of the Taurus Mountains, near the town of Ulukışla and the Cilician Gates in southern Cappadocia. It is known in the present-day as Porsuk Höyük or Zeyve Höyük in Asiatic Turkey.
Museums
Niğde Archaeological Museum
Niğde Archaeological Museum is located in the centre of the Turkish provincial capital, Niğde between Dışarı Cami Sokak and Öğretmenler Caddesi.
Places of worship
Alâeddin Niğde Mosque
Niğde Alaaddin Mosque is a historic mosque in Niğde, Turkey. The mosque is in the historical castle of Niğde at The mosque was constructed in 1223 during the reign of Keyqubad I of the Sultanate of Rum (precursor of the Ottoman Empire).
Gümüşler Monastery
Eski Gümüşler or ''Old Silver' Monastery is a Byzantine-era cave monastery in the small town of Gümüşler, 10km northeast of Niğde town in Niğde province, Turkey.
Nature
Aladağlar National Park
The Aladağlar National Park, established on April 21, 1995, is in southern Turkey. Its name, meaning Crimson Mountains, is said to have been given to it because of the rusty colour the mountains acquire towards sunset.
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