Bahçeli, Niğde Explained

Type:municipality
Bahçeli
Coordinates:37.8333°N 71°W
Province:Niğde
District:Bor
Population Total:2179
Population As Of:2022
Elevation M:1140
Postal Code:51710
Area Code:0388

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

Geography

Bahçeli is very close to Kemerhisar, another town in Niğde Province. Distance to Kemerhisar is to Bor is and to Niğde is .

History

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

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

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Belde Belediyesi
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 13 March 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Web site: Article of Tyana . tr . 2010-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110301050430/http://www.transanatolie.com/turkce/turkiye/antik%20sehirler/tuana_kemerhisar.htm#14 . 2011-03-01 . dead .
  4. http://www.tayproject.org/C14.fm$Retrieve?YerlesmeNo=1782&html=C14Detail.html&layout=web Archaeological report
  5. Web site: Mayor’s page . tr . 2010-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110812042947/http://bahceli.bel.tr/bahceli-hakkinda/ekonomik-hayat . 2011-08-12 . dead .