Aksaray Province is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Ankara to the northwest, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. Its area is 7,659 km2, and its population is 433,055 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Aksaray.
Aksaray Province
Aksaray Kilim, 18th century. The kilim was probably made by a group of settled Hotamis Turkmen in the Aksaray region. It may have been used for a funeral, and was later donated to the local mosque.
Ekecik Mountain - View from the northern slope.
Kısıl Kilise, meaning “Red Church” in Güzelyurt.
Niğde Province is a province in the southern part of Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 7,234 km2, and its population is 365,419 (2022) of which 170,511 live in the city of Niğde. The population was 348,081 in 2000 and 305,861 in 1990. Neighbouring provinces are Kayseri, Adana, Mersin, Konya, Aksaray and Nevşehir.
Aladağlar Mountains
An old photograph of Niğde city center
A façade detail from Eskigümüş Monastery
Lake Nar is a brackish lake situated on the borderline between Aksaray Province and Niğde Province of central Turkey.