Uçhisar is a town (belde) in the Nevşehir District, Nevşehir Province in Cappadocia, Turkey. Its population is 3,555 (2022). It is 7 kilometres east of Nevşehir, 12 kilometres west of Ürgüp, and 10 kilometres south of Avanos.
View of Uçhisar Castle
View of Uçhisar from summit of Uçhisar Castle
Street in old part of Uçhisar
House carved out of fairy chimney
Nevşehir Province is a province in central Turkey with its capital in Nevşehir. Its area is 5,485 km2, and its population is 310,011 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Kırşehir to the northwest, Aksaray to the southwest, Niğde to the south, Kayseri to the southeast, and Yozgat to the northeast. Nevşehir includes the area called Cappadocia - a tourist attraction in Turkey. The town of Göreme is also located in Nevşehir.
Cappadocia Landscape
Fairy chimneys in Ürgüp
Rock formation in Goreme Open Air Museum
A view from Tatlarin, Nevşehir