Madenköy

Village in Niğde, Turkey

37°27′N 34°38′E / 37.450°N 34.633°E / 37.450; 34.633CountryTurkeyProvinceNiğdeDistrictUlukışlaElevation

1,730 m (5,680 ft)Population

(2022)

172Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

51900

Madenköy (literally village of mines) is a village in Ulukışla District of Niğde Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 172 (2022).^[2] It is situated in high reaches in Toros Mountains. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to state highway D.750. Distance to Ulukışla is 40 kilometres (25 mi) and to Niğde is 90 kilometres (56 mi). There is a small lake at the west of the village and the frog species Rana holtzi inhabits the shore of the lake.^[3] A mining company plans to open gold mines around the village . But villagers oppose the plan.^[4]

References

^ 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.
^ "Karagöl" (in Turkish). Village residents. Archived from the original on 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
^ "Reaction of Madenköy villagers" (in Turkish). ODTÜ Environmental society. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.