Alay is a town (belde) in the Niğde District, Niğde Province, Turkey.Belde Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 3,038 (2022). It is situated north of Niğde. The town may be very old. According to Mayor's page it was named after İsmail Bahri Mahmut, a commander of a regiment (). The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1988. The main crops of the town are potato and wheat.
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