Dikilitaş, Niğde

Dikilitaş
Village
Dikilitaş is located in Turkey
Dikilitaş
Dikilitaş
Location in Turkey
Dikilitaş is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Dikilitaş
Dikilitaş
Dikilitaş (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 38°07′N 35°05′E / 38.117°N 35.083°E / 38.117; 35.083
CountryTurkey
ProvinceNiğde
DistrictNiğde
Elevation
1,485 m (4,872 ft)
Population
 (2022)
708
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
51000
Area code0388

Dikilitaş (former Enehil) is a village in the Niğde District of Niğde Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 708 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] Dikilitaş is situated to the northeast of Niğde. Distance to Niğde is 48 kilometres (30 mi).

The former population of Dikilitaş was composed of Karamanlides and Muslim Turks. (Karamanlides was a Turkish-speaking Orthodox Christian community.) According to Ottoman documents, there were 200 Karamanlides and 80 Muslim Turkish families.[4] In 1924, as result of Population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement Karamanlides were replaced by Muslim Turks from Greece.

References

  1. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
  4. ^ Town page (in Turkish)


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