Why visit Kaman
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail and 1 place to eat in and around town.
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About Kaman
Kaman, formerly known as Chnamane (Khomane), and Zama, is a town in Kırşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kaman District. Its population is 21,340 (2022). Its elevation is 1,100 m (3,600 ft).
From the Wikipedia article Kaman, Kırşehir (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
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Kaman-Kalehöyük
Monument and historic site · 5.4 km
Archaeological site in Kırşehir Province, Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship2
History
The district, which has a settlement history of approximately 5000 years since 3000 BC, got its name Kaman from the use of the name "CHNAMANE", which came to the region in the Roman and Byzantine ages, as Kaman by the Turks. In another rumor, it comes from the Hittites who lived around Kızılırmak between 1200 and 2200 BC.
According to another study, a Turkmen community named "Kaman", mentioned in the Ottoman 1520 cadastral registers, descended from the bey line of the Dulkadirs, settled in the current Gökeşme location. The Turkmen families named Cığıruşağı, Camışuşağı, Yahyabeyuşağı Taşkınlar and Dağlar, who had settled in Kaman before, invited this larger and more powerful community to this region rich in water resources. Kaman oba said this offer, "We will come, but we will name the place Kaman." he admitted. In the sources, after these centuries, the name Kaman begins to appear as a place. Families that are descendants of the above tribes in Kaman also confirm this theory. The surnames of the aforementioned families continue today as Cibiroğulları (Şahin), Camışuşağı (Yaman), Yahyabeyuşağı (Turgut), Kaman (Kamanlıoğlu) Community (Kaman, Maraş), Taşkın, Dağ.
From the History section of Kaman, Kırşehir on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare13
Map of Kaman
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 95 km away.
- Kesikköprü 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Keskin 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Karakeçili 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
- Sarıyahşi 43 km south, about 43 min by car
- Kırşehir 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
- Boğazköy 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Şereflikoçhisar 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Ağaçören 56 km south, about 56 min by car
- Kırıkkale 57 km north, about 57 min by car
- Kulu 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- 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
- Kaman (Kırşehir) Zentraler Platz, Hajo-Muc, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaman Mezarligi ( Kaman Friedhof ) - panoramio, MünürAvci, CC BY 3.0
- Kaman-Kalehöyük1, Hajo-Muc, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ev - panoramio, zhanym, CC BY 3.0
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