Dikilitaş (former Enehil) is a village in the Niğde District of Niğde Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 708 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] Dikilitaş is situated to the northeast of Niğde. Distance to Niğde is 48 kilometres (30 mi).
Dikilitaş | |
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  Dikilitaş Location in Turkey  Dikilitaş Dikilitaş (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 38°07′N 35°05′E / 38.117°N 35.083°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Niğde |
| District | Niğde |
| Elevation | 1,485 m (4,872 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 708 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 51000 |
| Area code | 0388 |
The former population of Dikilitaş was composed of Karamanlides and Muslim Turks. (Karamanlides was a Turkish-speaking Orthodox Christian community.) According to Ottoman documents, there were 200 Karamanlides and 80 Muslim Turkish families.[4] In 1924, as result of Population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement Karamanlides were replaced by Muslim Turks from Greece.
References
edit- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
- ^ Town page (in Turkish)
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