Aksaray (
Northern Kurdish:
Axsere ) is a city in the
Central Anatolia region of
Turkey and the capital district of
Aksaray Province. According to 2009 census figures, the population of the province is 376 907 of which 171,423 live in the city of Aksaray. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is , with the highest point being
Mt. Hasan at .