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With the distance of 80 km to Kayseri, Aksaray and Nigde it is also located at the center of Great Cappadocia. As its distance to big cities ; Ankara : 280 km, Konya : 220 km, Mersin : 260 km, Istanbul : 670 km, Ýzmir : 750 km. By airplane The convenient airport is that of Kayseri ( 80 km- 1 hour ) where there are many flights every day. Kapadokya Airport (50 km ) is also open and used mainly for charter flights especially in summer period. It is not possible to differentiate the history of Uchisar from that of Cappadocia. In the archaeological researches conducted in Cappadocia in Asikli Hoyuk and Topakli Hoyuk some findings of neolithic age, in Acemhoyuk and in Kultepe near Kayseri of Assyrian Trade Colonies period, Hittite and Late Hittite period have been discovered. Uchisar entered under Ottoman rule during the reign of Yildirim Bayezid at the end of 14th century and with the rule of Mehmet 2nd in the second half of 15th century political stability was established in the region. In 16th century Uchisar was a provincial center and even Nevsehir was a village which depended on Uchisar. In 18th century during the famous ottoman Prime Minister Damat Ibrahim Pasa invested a lot on Nevþehir which was then called Muskara and made it a bigger town. With the development of Gulþehir as well Uchisar started to lose its importance and when we came to 20th century with the new republic of Turkey, increasing stability and security in the region made it unnecessary the need for a castle for protection and Uchisar has become a sightseeing post. Uchisar is one of the municipalities in the region. In 1960 since Uchisar Castle has been declared as a disaster zone, the new village has been founded at the southern and southeastern plain behind the castle. |
