Gülşehir
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Gülşehir is a town and a district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey in the vicinity of the Fairy Chimney valley of Göreme.
The old name of Gülşehir, situated on the southern bank of the Kızıl River, 20 km from Nevşehir, is Arapsun and in ancient times it was called “Zoropassos” by the Hittites. In the vicinity of Gülşehir there are still rocks and steles with inscriptions from the Hittites.
The Greeks named the town Aribusun.
The Ottoman Grand Vizier Karavezir Mehmet Seyyid Pasha did the same thing in Gülşehir as Damat İbrahim Pasha did in the nearby Nevşehir and a külliye was built in the town which had only 30 houses. The complex consisted of a mosque, a madrasah and a fountain.
The pottery, located completely inside an artificial cave deep in the rock, is a local tourist attraction.
| Urban districts | Nevşehir | Image:Turkey central anatolia.jpg |
|---|---|---|
| Rural districts | Acıgöl - Avanos - Derinkuyu - Gülşehir - Hacıbektaş - Kozaklı - Ürgüp | |
Regions | ||
| Aegean | ||
| Black Sea | ||
| Central Anatolia | ||
| East Anatolia | ||
| Marmara | ||
| Mediterranean | ||
| Southeastern Anatolia | ||
