Type: | village |
Province: | Niğde |
District: | Ulukışla |
Madenköy | |
Population Total: | 172 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 37.45°N 72°W |
Elevation M: | 1730 |
Postal Code: | 51900 |
Area Code: | 0388 |
Madenköy (literally village of mines) is a village in Ulukışla District of Niğde Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 172 (2022).[2] It is situated in high reaches in Toros Mountains. It is about to state highway D.750. Distance to Ulukışla is and to Niğde is . There is a small lake at the west of the village and the frog species Rana holtzi inhabits the shore of the lake.[3] A mining company plans to open gold mines around the village . But villagers oppose the plan.[4]