Dikilitaş, Niğde

Dikilitaş
Town
Dikilitaş Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°07′N 35°05′E / 38.117°N 35.083°E / 38.117; 35.083Coordinates: 38°07′N 35°05′E / 38.117°N 35.083°E / 38.117; 35.083
Country	Turkey
Province	Niğde Province
District	Niğde Central district
Elevation	1,485 m (4,870 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,019
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	51000
Area code(s)	0388
Licence plate	51

Dikilitaş (former Enehil) is a small belde (town) in the central district (Niğde) of Niğde Province, Turkey. Dikilitaş at

38°07′N 35°05′E / 38.117°N 35.083°E / 38.117; 35.083 is situated to the northeast of Niğde. Distance to Niğde is 48 kilometres (30 mi). The population of the town is 1019 as of 2011 ^[1] The former population of Dikilitaş was composed of Karamanlides and Moslem Turks. (Karamanlides was a Turkish-speaking Orthodox Christian community.) According to Ottoman documents, there were 200 Karamanlides and 80 Moslem Turkish families.^[2] In 1924, as result of Population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement Karamanlides were replaced by Moslem Turks from Greece.

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