Çiftehan

Çiftehan is a resort village in Ulukışla District, Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 958. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.

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. The thermal baths were used in Roman times. The spa pools constructed by the Seljuk Turks survive.