Orhanlı, Niğde

Orhanlı
Town
Orhanlı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°18′N 34°54′E / 38.300°N 34.900°E / 38.300; 34.900Coordinates: 38°18′N 34°54′E / 38.300°N 34.900°E / 38.300; 34.900
Country	Turkey
Province	Niğde Province
District	Niğde central district
Elevation	1,450 m (4,753 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,125
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	51280
Area code(s)	0388
Licence plate	51

Orhanlı is a belde (town) in the central district (Niğde) of Niğde Province, Turkey. Situated at

38°18′N 34°54′E / 38.300°N 34.900°E / 38.300; 34.900 it is 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of Niğde. The population of Orhanlı is 3125 ^[1] as of 2011. Like most other settlements in ancient Capadocia, the caves around the town were used as dwellings in the deep history of the town and in fact, the name of the town is probably a corrupt form of the phrase On hanlı ("with ten dwellings") referring to ten families settled in the caves.

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