Urgup State Hospital

Urgup (Greek: Prokopio, or Cappadocian Greek: Prokopi, Ottoman Turkish: Burgut Kalesi) is a town in Nevsehir province in the Cappadocia area of Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Urgup District. Its population is 24,647 (2022). The town lies at an average elevation of 1,044 m (3,425 ft). As elsewhere in Cappadocia, the centre of Urgup is full of lovely old stone houses clustered around a central rock formation, in this case Temenni Tepesi (Temenni Hill, Wish Hill). Urgup got into the boutique-hotel movement early and as a result has a flourishing tourism industry, in part because it has more amenities than other Cappadocian destinations. It makes a good base for visiting all the main attractions of Cappadocia, including the rock-cut churches and the underground cities. As well as tourism, Urgup has a thriving wine-growing industry. It also provided the setting for many episodes of the popular television series, Asmal Konak which aired from 2002 to 2004 and was credited...