Ortahisar

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Ortahisar is a town in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, known for its towering rock castle, cave dwellings, and traditional stone architecture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ortahisar canonical 2
Ortahisar Castle 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
climate continental climate
continent Asia
country Turkey
countrySubdivision Nevşehir Province
linked to: Nevşehir
hasBuildingMaterial local tuff stone
hasFeature rock formations
underground storage caves
valleys
hasLandmark Hallacdere Monastery
Ortahisar Castle
linked to: Ortahisar

Pancarlık Valley
Uzundere Valley
hasStructureType rock-cut dwellings
stone houses
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site area
knownFor cave dwellings
fairy chimney formations
rock castle
tourism
traditional stone architecture
language Turkish
locatedIn Cappadocia
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Nevşehir Province
linked to: Nevşehir

Ürgüp District
nearbySettlement Göreme
Nevşehir
Ürgüp
partOf Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
linked to: Cappadocia
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
fruit storage in rock caves
tourism
region Central Anatolia
religion Islam
timeZone TRT
tourismType cultural tourism
nature tourism
touristActivity cave hotel stays
hiking
hot air ballooning
transportConnection road link to Nevşehir
road link to Ürgüp
utcOffset +3

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cappadocia hasCity Ortahisar
Uçhisar near Ortahisar
Ortahisar hasLandmark Ortahisar Castle
linked to: Ortahisar