Aksaray (Aksaray) - a city in Central Anatolia, the capital of the province of the same name with a population of about 170 thousand people. Originally Aksaray was a Roman city, after it was conquered by the Cappadocian king Archelaus and named in his honor, later, in 1071, after the Battle of Manzikert, he moved to the Seljuk Turks, and in 1570 was annexed to the Ottoman Empire, and many residents moved to the area Istanbul, also called Aksaray
The city was an important shopping center and was located on the Great Silk Road. However, even now it has not lost its value to the country's economy, as it is located at the intersection of Tarsus-Ankara and Konya-Sivas roads
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How to get to Aksaray
By car
Since the city is located at the intersection of two major highways, you can easily reach it by car.
By bus
From many large Turkish cities to Askaray arrive buses Yeni Aksaray Seyahat. There are night buses going from Istanbul (ten hours on the road), Izmir (ten and a half hours) and Antalya (eight and a half hours), the cost of a ticket for any of them is 30 lire.
From Ankara seven buses leave for Ankara day, the journey takes three hours, and the ticket will cost 15 or 20 lira, depending on the flight you choose. Private buses from Ankara come to the city, which also travel three hours, the journey to them will cost you 20 lire. In addition, buses from all neighboring cities are arriving in the city.
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Aksaray hotels
You can stay at Otel Yuvam if you do not want to spend a lot on living. There may be a little noisy, but the rooms are comfortable, and the hotel is located near the main square. The cost of rooms - an average of 30 to 50 lira. Otel Üçyildiz will cost a little more - from 50 to 70 lira per night, but the hotel has an excellent rooftop restaurant
The four-star Grand Saatçioğlu Otel will cost you 80-110 lire per night, and in the five-star Grand Eras Otel - from 140 to 220 Litas
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Restaurants and cuisine of Aksaray
In Aksaray there are several local dishes that deserve attention. Yufka - buns from a thick piece of puff pastry, fried in a frying pan. They are eaten as bread or as a separate dish if the burgers (usually with cheese or meat)
The soup tarhana, prepared from wheat flour, spices and yoghurt, despite the rather specific composition, has a rather pleasant taste. Also in the city prepare a lot of desserts, mostly cooked on the basis of flour and butter, for example, pelte, höşmerim and kaygana. In addition, the city has several types of own dishes from various pasta and couscous.
On the streets of Bankalar Caddesi and Turizm Caddesi you will find many small restaurants with Turkish cuisine. In Harman, the main square of the city is well prepared, the service is at a high level, the terrace offers a beautiful view of the city, and the bill amount will surely surprise you.
From the above-mentioned restaurant on the roof of the hotel Üçyildiz also has a wonderful view, there you can listen to live performances of Turkish musicians during dinner.
Entertainment, excursions and sightseeing Aksaray
Aksaray Museum is open daily from 8 am to 5 pm, admission is free. The museum is worth a visit just for the sake of one design, but the exposition is also very interesting.
In the cemetery Ervah there are the graves of the 14th century Islamic leader Somuncu Baba and the scientist Cemaleddin'i Aksaray. Zincirye Medresi is the school of the Koran, built in 1345 by the bek Karamanoğlu.
There are several beautiful mosques in the city that are worth seeing. Ulu Camii, the Great Mosque in the street Bankalar Caddesi, built in 1409, Karamanoğlu Camii - a mosque in the heart of the city and Eğri Minare - a minaret built by the Seljuk Turks in 1221-1236, during the reign of Aladdin Keykubat I. In addition, you can look for a curved minaret on Nevsehir Caddesi Street
In Ihlara Canyon, located 40 kilometers from the city, there are several ancient churches carved in the rocks, built in the 9th century and earlier. Also in the vicinity of Aksaray there are three large caravan-sheds (caravan houses, in which travelers and commercial caravans stopped). The most famous, Sultanhanı, is located in the village of Sultanhan, 40 kilometers from Aksaray. It is the largest caravanserai in Turkey and one of the best examples of Anatolian Seljuq architecture.