Çiftehan is a resort village in Ulukışla District, Niğde Province, Turkey.Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 958 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 .
Geography
Çiftehan is in the Toros Mountains at an altitude of about , north of the main passage of the mountain system known as Cilician Gates (). It is east of Ulukışla and south of Niğde.
History A settlement in Cappadocia under the Roman Empire was named aquae calidae ('hot waters' after nearby thermal springs). The thermal baths were used in Roman times. The spa pools constructed by the Seljuk Turks (11th century-13th century) survive.Mayor's page
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