Çiftlik

Çiftlik is a town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 67 km from the town of Niğde, and 65 km from Aksaray. There is a much shorter route over the mountains to Niğde but that road is often under snow and closed in winter. Population is (2010) 29,183 of which 3,304 live in the town of Çiftlik. Çiftlik is Turkish for farm, appropriately in this rural area which was previously known as Melendiz. Obsidian is found in the area. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Ciftlik, Turkey". http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TU/0/Ciftlik3.html. Retrieved 2008-03-13.