Why visit Darboğaz
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks in and around town.
Highlights include Tunna and Tynna.
Weather in Darboğaz
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About Darboğaz
Darboğaz is a village in Ulukışla District, Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,479 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
From the Wikipedia article Darboğaz (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Tunna
Monument and historic site · 4.9 km
Archaeological mound on the site of an ancient Hittite city
Churches and places of worship2
History
There are no written sources of the deep history of the town. The vicinity was probably inhabited during the Byzantine Empire era. The town's earliest settlers were the members of a Turkmen tribe in the 17th century. According to legend, the tribe leader was playing tar, a musical instrument, and the earliest name of the settlement was tarbaz or tar player. (The legend, if true, may show an Azerbaijani origin of the tribe.) That name may be the source of the modern name, which also means "narrow pass". Darboğaz was declared a township in 1968.
From the History section of Darboğaz on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Darboğaz
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Getting there and nearby towns
Çukurova International Airport (COV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 78 km away.
- Pozantı 28 km east, about 28 min by car
- Ereğli 45 km west, about 45 min by car
- Niğde 56 km north, about 56 min by car
- Bolatlı 66 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Tarsus 69 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mersin 74 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kireçocağı 76 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kurttepe 79 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Adana 87 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Tece 86 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Darboğaz, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Porsuk Höyük02, Ingeborg Simon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fresh walnuts, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Butterfly Large White - Pieris brassicae 01, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chazara briseis - Hermit butterfly 02, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chazara briseis - Hermit butterfly 01, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Butterfly Large White - Pieris brassicae 02, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
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