Bor

Bor lies on the high plain southeast of Niğde in central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains and the Cilician Gates. The pass connected the Anatolian interior with Cilicia, giving routes through the wider region commercial and military significance.

Nearby Kemerhisar preserves remains of ancient Tyana, including a Roman aqueduct; Bor itself is a later settlement and should not be identified simply with the ancient city. In Bor, the Şeyh İlyas or Kale Mosque dates from the sixteenth-century Ottoman period. Niğde's medieval mosques and religious schools provide further regional context, but belong to a separate town.