page_title: Aksaray Province
section_title: Places of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Aksaray Province / Places of interest
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Ihlara-Tal bei Aksaray
context_page_description: Aksaray Province is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. It covers an area of 7,626 square kilometres. The provincial capital is the city of Aksaray.
  Aksaray is one of the four provinces in the area of Cappadocia, along with Nevşehir, Niğde and Kayseri. Also the 3,000-metre volcano Mount Hasan stands between Aksaray and Niğde. Summers are hot and dry on the plain, but the area is green and covered in flowers in springtime, when water streams off the mountainside. The 2,400 m² salt lake, Tuz Gölü, lies within the boundaries of Aksaray, a large area of swamp with a maximum depth of 1 metre.
context_section_description: Aşıklı Höyük - a Neolithic settlement 25 km east of the city of Aksaray.
  Acemhöyük - an early Bronze Age settlement, 18 km north-west of the city of Aksaray.
  The ancient city of Nora, in the village of Helvadere near the city of Aksaray.
  Ihlara valley - a canyon, 40 km from the city of Aksaray, in the district of Güzelyurt
  Taşpınar - known for rugs, 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Aksaray
caption: A view from Ihlara valley, Aksaray
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