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Gülşehir, formerly Aravissos and Arapsun, ancient Zoropassos (Ancient Greek: Ζωρόπασος), is a town in Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, in the vicinity of the Fairy Chimney valley of Göreme. It is the seat of Gülşehir District. Its population is 12,474 (2022). Its elevation is .

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Turkey place.type
municipality
Turkey place.name
Gülşehir
Turkey place.image_skyline
Gülşehir panorama (cropped).jpg
Turkey place.province
Nevşehir
Turkey place.district
Gülşehir
Turkey place.leader_party
MHP
Turkey place.leader_name
Erkan Çiftci
Turkey place.elevation_m
885
Turkey place.population_total
12474
Turkey place.population_as_of
2022
Turkey place.postal_code
50900
Turkey place.area_code
0384
Turkey place.blank1_name
Climate
Turkey place.blank1_info
Csb

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Population
21771
Elevation
885
Official website
www.gulsehir.gov.tr
Image
Gulsehir 01.jpg
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urban population
5970
Commons category
Gülşehir
rural population
26320
name in kana
ギュルシェヒル
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Gülşehir, formerly Aravissos and Arapsun, ancient Zoropassos (Ancient Greek: Ζωρόπασος), is a town in Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, in the vicinity of the Fairy Chimney valley of Göreme. It is the seat of Gülşehir District. Its population is 12,474 (2022). Its elevation is .

==History== 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.

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