Things to Do in Aksaray: Places and Attractions

Nature & Adventure

The Egri Minaret, located in Aksaray city center, is a significant historical structure from the Seljuk period. It was built between 1221-1237 during the reign of Alaeddin Keykubad I and is also known as the Red Minaret due to its red bricks. This 30.6-meter-high minaret features 92 steps and balconies on all four sides. The minaret's inclination is believed to be a result of its original construction. It is within walking distance of Zinciriye Medresesi (554 m) and Aksaray Ulu Camii Parkı (403 m).

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City Guides

Religious Sites

Religious Sites

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Nature & Adventure

Historic & Cultural

Lake Nar is a brackish lake situated on the borderline between Aksaray Province and Niğde Province of central Turkey. 7 square kilometres in area. The lake basin formed as a result of volcanic activity; specifically it is classed as a maar lake.

Historic & Cultural

Ağzıkara Han is a historic Seljuk-era caravanserai in Turkey. It is located in the Ağzıkarahan village in the province of Aksaray.

Mokissos or Mokisos or Mokison (Μωκισόν) was a town of ancient Cappadocia. The Romans called the city Mocisus or Mocissus, and Mocisum. Stephanus of Byzantium calls the town Moukissos (Μουκισσός).

Kızıl Kilise, the Red Church, also known as Sivrihisar Kızıl Kilise, is a partially ruined sixth-century church in the Güzelyurt district of Aksaray Province, Turkey. The church takes its name from the red stone used to build it. It was used until the Greco-Turkish population exchange in 1924 and then fell into ruins. The building has been listed in the World Monuments Watch since 2008.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Alay Han is a caravanserai from the 13th-century Anatolian Seljuk period.

Aşıklı Höyük is a settlement mound located nearly 1 kilometre south of Kızılkaya village on the bank of the Melendiz brook, and 25 km southeast of Aksaray, Turkey. Aşıklı Höyük is located in an area covered by the volcanic tuff of central Cappadocia, in Aksaray Province. The archaeological site of Aşıklı Höyük was first settled in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, around 8,200 BC.

Öresin Han or Tepesi Delik Han is a caravanserai located on the Silk Road on the Aksaray-Nevşehir route. It is approximately 24 km from Aksaray. It is still unknown today by whom Öresin Han was built.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural