Orhanlı, Niğde

Orhanlı is a town (belde) in the Niğde District, Niğde Province, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 2,384 (2022).^[1] It is 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of Niğde. Like most other settlements in ancient Capadocia, the caves around the town were used as dwellings in the deep history of the town and in fact, the name of the town is probably a corrupt form of the phrase On hanlı ("with ten dwellings") referring to ten families settled in the caves.

Orhanlı
Municipality
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Coordinates: 38°18′N 34°54′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Niğde
District	Niğde
Established	1972
Elevation	1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	2,384
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	51280
Area code	0388

References

1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
2. Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.