Madenköy

Madenköy
Village
Madenköy

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 37°27′N 34°38′E / 37.450°N 34.633°E / 37.450; 34.633Coordinates: 37°27′N 34°38′E / 37.450°N 34.633°E / 37.450; 34.633
Country  Turkey
Province Niğde Province
District Ulukışla
Elevation 1,730 m (5,675 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 171
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 51900
Area code(s) 0388
Licence plate 51

Madenköy (literally village of mines) is a village in Ulukışla district of Niğde Province, Turkey. It is situated in high reaches in Toros Mountains at 37°27′N 34°38′E / 37.450°N 34.633°E / 37.450; 34.633 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.[1] A mining company plans to open gold mines around the village . But villagers oppose the plan.[2] The population of Madenköy is 171 [3] as of 2011.

See also

References

  1. "Karagöl" (in Turkish). Village residents. Retrieved 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "Reaction of Madenköy villagers" (in Turkish). ODTÜ Environmental society. Retrieved 2009. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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