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Karacaören, Turkey

Karacaören is a town of 1,607 people in Aksaray, Turkey.

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Population1,607 GeoNames
RegionAksaray
Elevation1,211 m 3,973 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportNevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) 82 km

Why visit Karacaören

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.

Highlights include Salamboreia.

About Karacaören

Karacaören is a village in the Aksaray District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,607 (2021).

From the Wikipedia article Karacaören, Aksaray (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museums and landmarks1

Salamboreia

Monument and historic site · 2.7 km

Ancient city of Cappadocia, in modern-day Turkey

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Map of Karacaören

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Getting there and nearby towns

Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 82 km away.

  • Akçakent 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
  • Dikmen 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
  • Gözlükuyu 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
  • Aksaray 27 km north, about 27 min by car
  • Niğde 57 km east, about 57 min by car
  • Derinkuyu 65 km northeast, about 1 h by car
  • Ereğli 68 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Nevşehir 79 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Gülşehir 84 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Göreme 88 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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  • Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
  • Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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