Gulsehir

Gulsehir is a town and district of Nevsehir Province inside the Central Anatolia place of Turkey, within the region of the Fairy Chimney valley of Goreme. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 24,503 of which 8,866 live inside the city of Gulsehir, and the the rest in surrounding villages. The district covers an area of 956 km2, and the common elevation is 885 m. The vintage call of Gulsehir, located on the southern bank of the Kizil River, 20 km from Nevsehir, is Arapsun and in ancient instances it was referred to as “Zoropassos” by way of the Hittites.

In the vicinity of Gulsehir there are still rocks and steles with inscriptions from the Hittites. The Ottoman Grand Vizier Karavezir Mehmet Seyyid Pasha did the identical element in Gulsehir as Damat Ibrahim Pasha did within the nearby Nevsehir and a kulliye turned into constructed in the town which had handiest 30 homes. The complex consisted of a mosque, a madrasah and a fountain. The pottery, positioned completely inside an synthetic cave deep inside the rock, is a local visitor attraction.