Çiftehan
Settlement in Turkey
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Çiftehan is a resort village in Ulukışla District, Niğde Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 958 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3]
Geography
Çiftehan is in the Toros Mountains at an altitude of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft), north of the main passage of the mountain system known as Cilician Gates (Turkish: Gülek Boğazı). It is 30 km (19 mi) east of Ulukışla and 80 km (50 mi) south of Niğde.
History
A settlement in Cappadocia under the Roman Empire was named aquae calidae ('hot waters' after nearby thermal springs).[4] The thermal baths were used in Roman times. The spa pools constructed by the Seljuk Turks (11th century-13th century) survive.[5]