Bahçeli, Niğde

Bahçeli is a town (belde) in the Bor District, Niğde Province, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 2,179 (2022).^[1]

Bahçeli
Municipality
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Coordinates: 37°50′N 34°37′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Niğde
District	Bor
Elevation	1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	2,179
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	51710
Area code	0388

Geography

Bahçeli is very close to Kemerhisar, another town in Niğde Province. Distance to Kemerhisar is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to Bor is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) and to Niğde is 18 kilometres (11 mi).

History

According to radiocarbon dating (¹⁴C) in Köşkhöyük tumulus within Bahçeli ^[3] earliest settlement in Bahçeli may be as old as 5000 BC.^[4] The nearby town Kemerhisar was a major settlement named Tyana in ancient ages and Bahçeli was a part of Tyana. The most important relic from the Roman Empire domination is a big Roman bath. After the Roman period, the settlement lost its former glory. It was a village during the Medieval ages. After 1954, it was declared township.

Economy

The town economy depends on the orchards around the town. Main product is apple. Other fruits such as cherries, grapes and apricots are also produced.^[5]