Şahinefendi

Shahinefendi is a village in Urgup district of Nevshehir province.

History

The name of the village is recorded as Suvesh or Suveşe in records from 912, and also as Suveş in records from 1926.

Key facts

Type: archaeological site, village of Turkey

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 38.471111, 34.947500Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page is translated from: Şahinefendi, Ürgüp (tr.wikipedia.org), as of 13 July 2025

Text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.