Map of Niğde, Turkey

Niğde is the administrative centre of Niğde Province, Turkey, with a population of about 91,039. It lies at 37.9658°N, 34.6793°E. Niğde is about 269 km (167 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Aksaray, 73 km to the northwest.

Niğde at a glance

Where is Niğde?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 32 min on the shortest day to 14 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Niğde

• Aksaray — 73 km northwest
• Nevşehir — 73 km north
• Ereğli — 75 km southwest
• Develi — 85 km northeast
• Karapınar — 103 km west
• Kayseri — 110 km northeast
• Talas — 111 km northeast
• Kozan — 115 km southeast
• Tarsus — 118 km south
• Adana — 123 km southeast

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.