Ulukışla ( tour. Ulukışla ) is a city and district in the mud of Nowhere in Turkey . Its area is 1,502 km², the height above sea level is 1,427 m. The population of the area is 32.928, of which 6.386 live in the district center.
| City | |
| Ulukyshla | |
|---|---|
| tour. Ulukışla | |
| A country |  Turkey |
| Status | district center |
| Il | Nowhere |
| Kaymakam | Turgai Ilhan |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 1.502 km² |
| Center height | 1.427 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in the summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 6.386 people |
| Agglomeration | 3.928 |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +90 388 |
| Zip Codes | 51900 |
| Car code | 51 |
| ulukisla.gov.tr (tour.) | |
The town of Ulukyshla lies in the valley between the Medetsiz and Bolkar mountains belonging to the system of the Taurus Mountains , and in the past was located at an important intersection between the Mediterranean Sea , Konya plain and central Anatolia . The mountains in the Ulukyshla area contain such minerals as gold, silver, lead, coal, limestone, which have been mined here for centuries. The climate here is dry and the vegetation is typical for the dry steppes of central Anatolia, including wheat here. Summer in Ulukyshla is warm and dry, and winter is cold and snowy.
History
Burials and other traces of human presence from the Hittite time and even earlier were found here. Later this area belonged to Phrygia and the Roman Empire . The tomb of Faustina , the wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius , is preserved in the village of Bashmakchi, and the Baths of Cleopatra are preserved in Ciftehan. In Byzantine times there was an army base here. In Ottoman time, the city retained its value.
Ulukyshla today
Now Ulukyshla is a small trading town in the countryside. Through it passes the railway and the highway E5 from Adana to Ankara . Here is the Technical College of the University of Nowhere.
Attractions
- Therapeutic mineral baths Ciftehan.
- The 17th century Caravanserai of Yokuz Mehmet Pasha, a classic example of a roadside harbor built on the Silk Road to Iran . Faruk Nafiz Chemlybel wrote the poem of Khan Duvarlary under the influence of visiting these places.
- The mountains Medetsiz and Bolkar, caves and canyons are popular for lovers of climbing and extreme sports.
Links
- Official site of the district (tour.)
- The official site of the city (tour.)