Also known as Bor, Niğde
district of Niğde, Turkey
Key facts
- Country
- Turkey
- Province
- Niğde
- District
- Bor
- Mayor
- Serkan Baran ( AK Party )
- Elevation
- 1,115 m (3,658 ft)
- Population 2022
- 41,999
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( TRT )
- Area code
- 0388
- Website
- www .bor .bel .tr
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 60335
- Image
- Bor, Niğde, Turkey - panoramio.jpg
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- Bor, Niğde
- urban population
- 41447
- rural population
- 19031
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Bor is a town in Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 14 km (8.7 mi) to the southeast of the city of Niğde (very frequent busses run between the two), on a high plain (altitude 1,115 m (3,658 ft)). It is the seat of Bor District. Its population is 41,999 (2022).
The area is situated just north of the Taurus Mountains, not far from the Cilician Gates (Gülek Boğazı), the mountain pass leading to Cilicia and Syria, and has long been a place of commercial and military importance.
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