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Niğde
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Niğde
Niğde is a town and the capital of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The city contains many important places which dating back to the Seljuk and Ottomans era, they include the citadel, Alaaddin Mosque, the Mosque of Rahmaniye, Sungur Bey Mosque.
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Country: Turkey
District: Niğde Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Hittite
Later Cultures: Assyrian + Ancient Greek + Armenian + Roman + Byzantine + Is
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Historical Monuments of Niğde
Date of Submission: 2012
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