Nigde

in #history5 years ago

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According to research, for the first time, communities began to live in Nigde 10000 years ago. In the excavations, many artifacts from the Paleolithic period were found in Niğde.

Nigde was been first used as a city by the Assyrians . Niğde was later conquered by the Hittites. Niğde was an important trade center for the Hittites. After the collapse of the Hittite state, Niğde began to be managed by the Phrygian state.

But many states tried to conquer Niğde. And the other states that conquered Niğde are Persians, Kingdom of Macedonia, Kingdom of Cappadocia, Romans, Byzantine Empire, Anatolian Seljuk State, Eretna Principality, Karamanoğulları Principality.

In 1470, Niğde was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. After the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, Nigde has been a city of the Republic of Turkey.

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