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Ortahisar
GENERAL INFORMATION
Ortahisar
is changing with the new investments. Brand new hotels, restaurants and its great nature it looks like it is the new rising star of
Cappadocia
. Comparison to other districts of
Cappadocia
tourism is getting popular recently. Yes, tourism is really a big thing in
Ortahisar
but there is also another great income for this village.
Natural Cold Storages
... Handmade, carved into the hills. These different sized chambers are great storages for lemon and potato. Now the question you will ask;
"Where are the lemon trees?"
The answer is
there aren't any
. Lemon comes from Mediterranean Region of Turkey. We stock them into these
Cold Storages
. Because basically these caves has the same temperature which is 12 to 16 degrees celcius (53 - 60 fahrenheit) and never changes during day, night, winter or summer. Long story short it is a perfect refrigrator. Now think about it. Constant temperature and dark place. Perfect for preserving lemons. Every 1 ton of lemon which stored gets 300 kg. juicier. So with a simple calculation, every 3 tons returns to you 1 ton of profit. I've got to admit. That is a perfect idea. Seriously...
ORTAHISAR HISTORY
Ortahisar
looks really strong during the
Seljukian Empire
era. However the castle that you see in the middle of the village carved by
Hittites
.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Uchisar
,
Ortahisar
ve
Bashisar (recently named Urgup)
, castles in the towns used as observation towers during the
Seljukian Period
.
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Biblograpy
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DEMİR, Gülay
, Limon Yetiştiriciliği, TAGEM
Antalya, 2020
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, Nevşehir İli Kapadokya
1998
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İŞÇEN, Olcaytu & Yavuz
, Destination Cappadocia, Peribacası Kapadokya Tanıtım ve Kültür Dergisi
Ankara, 2008
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