Özkonak
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Nevşehir | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Avanos | |||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 49 ' N , 34 ° 50' E | |||
| Residents : | 3,482 (2018) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 384 | |||
| Postal code : | 50 530 | |||
| License plate : | 50 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 3 malls | |||
| AKP : | Abdülkadir Macit ( AKP ) | |||
| Website: | ||||
Özkonak is a municipality in the Turkish province of Nevşehir . The village is located in the district of Avanos around 15 km northwest of the county seat and 30 km northeast of the provincial capital Nevşehir . The place is known for its cave city. The former name of Özkonak was Genezin.
history
In the Bronze Age, the Hatti influence reached here. Around the 2nd millennium BC The area around Özkonak became Hittite ; in addition, the Assyrians established their trading posts here .
Attractions
On the outskirts of the elongated village is a small cave town that was discovered in 1972. The underground system leads up to ten floors, of which only five are accessible for tourism.
The underground city is equipped with a ventilation system, living rooms and storage rooms as well as water depots. Communication took place via a system of small holes between the individual apartments. There are simple graves in a hill above the underground city. In the living area there are bedrooms, dining rooms, wine cellars, toilets, kitchens, storerooms and stables. To be on the safe side, there are rolling stone doors with which the low passageways can be locked from the inside in an emergency.
If you turn left onto the old route three kilometers southeast of Özkonak, after about one kilometer you will reach the Belha Manastırı monastery, which has been carved into a rock . The Byzantine monastery district dates from the 6th – 10th centuries. Century. A large, high vestibule supported by five pillars lies across the main room, through which one came to a refuge.
"It is believed that Özkonak is the largest underground city in Cappadocia and had around 60,000 inhabitants in its heyday. The artificial cave system was discovered by the muezzin of the village, who happened to find an entrance to the city during the work on his field; It was not systematically uncovered until 1972. Wine cellars and vessels, a kitchen and several children's graves have been found in the numerous rooms and corridors. "
climate
Özkonak has a severe and dry continental climate . It is hot and dry in summer, and cold and snowy in winter. The warmest months in summer are July and August. The average temperature during this period is over 21 ° C. The coldest months are January and February and in winter the average temperature is just below 0 ° C.
landscape
The formation of the landscape goes back to the geological period of the Tertiary (50 million years). Huge masses of volcanic material have spewed out and deposited the various volcanoes of this region since then. In addition to grain, potatoes, fruit and grapes grow here. Özkonak is also known for its vineyards.
kitchen
Typical regional dishes are manti , testi kebab (meat with vegetables) and bulamaç as dessert.
Personalities
Bekir Turgut Elicin is a regional writer of humorous stories about Özkonak. In 1972 he summarized anecdotes in a book. They describe a man named Keriminoğlu, who was known in Özkonak for his cunning.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları , accessed on July 12, 2019
- ↑ Wolfgang Dorn: Turkey Central Anatolia 1998; p. 367 ISBN 978-3-7701-6616-9
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from December 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Kerimin oğlu - köyümden mizah Hikayeleri