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Historic monument · Nevşehir

Chimney Police Station

Reviewed by Elena Voss · SSMTour Travel Editor

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Visit duration
45 min
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Standing
Notable
Rank
Rank 374 of 1,054

About Chimney Police Station

Chimney Police Station is a working police-service facility near the fairy chimneys of Paşabağları and Çavuşin, in Avanos District of Nevşehir Province. The map identifies it with amenity=police and historic=yes. Its unusual name and setting may attract attention, but its function is civic rather than touristic. Travellers may use the station as a practical reference point or seek police assistance there. It is not a museum, excavation, exhibition or sightseeing attraction. The surrounding Cappadocian landscape belongs to nearby visitor places, while this building serves local public safety needs. Chimney Police Station is a mapped police-service facility beside the fairy-chimney landscape near Paşabağları and Çavuşin, in Avanos District of Nevşehir Province. The map records both amenity=police and historic=yes. That combination makes the feature distinctive, but it does not make the building a museum, excavation, exhibition or sightseeing attraction. It is a mapped police-service facility marked amenity=police and historic=yes in Avanos District, Nevşehir Province, near Paşabağları and Çavuşin. Its distinctive setting does not change its police-service function.

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What's inside

The place information identifies police-service functions rather than visitor rooms or displays. Do not expect galleries, archaeological interpretation, a ticket desk, guided rooms or a public exhibition. The historic designation describes the mapped building and does not create a museum programme. Anyone entering should have a genuine police-service reason and follow staff directions. The station is not a viewpoint, trail entrance or alternative access point for Paşabağları Valley. Treat the premises as an active civic workplace and keep clear of operational areas, entrances and staff activity.

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How long to spend

Do not schedule Chimney Police Station as a sightseeing stop. Time spent there depends on the practical matter bringing you to the facility. A brief request may be quick, while a report, statement or document problem may require longer. Use the station as a geographic reference when travelling between Paşabağları and Çavuşin. Any time spent viewing fairy chimneys or walking through Paşabağları belongs to those nearby landscape experiences, not to the police-service address. Keep itineraries flexible when a genuine police matter requires attention.

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Season and crowds

There is no attraction timetable for Chimney Police Station. Visit only when you need police assistance, and follow directions given at the facility. Daylight can make the Paşabağları and Çavuşin roads easier to recognise, but this is a navigation benefit rather than a visitor schedule. The station remains an active civic facility within a dramatic landscape. A quiet exterior does not change its function. For sightseeing, plan time at the nearby valleys and fairy-chimney areas instead of arranging a visit around the station.

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Tickets

Chimney Police Station is not a ticketed tourist attraction. Access relates to a legitimate police-service need, not casual exploration or a sightseeing programme. Do not expect a ticket desk, guided admission or a visitor tariff. If officers request identification, travel documents or information, provide the relevant material and explain your matter clearly. Paşabağları Valley and other nearby landscapes are separate visitor places with their own arrangements. This civic building should not be counted as a free attraction or used as an entrance to the surrounding valley.

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Getting there

The station is beside the Çavuşin–Paşabağları road, near Paşabağları in Avanos District. Use Paşabağları Valley, Ak Hill and Çavuşin as area references when locating it in the Cappadocian landscape. The mapped position is approximately 38.67834, 34.85439. No named public-transport stop is supplied for this service location. Confirm the point before travelling, avoid obstructing the road and approach the building only for a genuine police-service purpose. Nearby fairy-chimney routes are separate destinations.

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What to watch out for

The main caution is respecting an active police facility. Do not enter to browse, climb around the building, block access or interrupt police work. Avoid photographing staff, visitors, documents or operations without clear permission. For immediate danger or urgent assistance, call 112, the emergency number identified by Nevşehir Provincial Police. For a non-urgent matter, approach respectfully and follow instructions from officers. Keep groups together near the road and leave the premises promptly when your service need is complete.

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Photography

This station is not a photography attraction. The fairy-chimney landscape and Paşabağları Valley provide the visual setting, while the building remains a working police facility. Keep it in the background only when doing so does not intrude, and stop if staff object. Do not enter the grounds or seek a closer angle. Photograph the surrounding landscape from suitable public positions, keeping routes, entrances and vehicles clear. The station should be treated as a civic reference point rather than a subject to investigate.

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Common questions

What is Chimney Police Station?

It is a police-service facility marked amenity=police and historic=yes near Paşabağları and Çavuşin in Avanos District.

Is it a museum?

No. It is a working police-service building, not a museum, gallery or archaeological exhibition.

What is the emergency number?

For immediate danger or urgent assistance, call 112.

Where is the station?

It is near Paşabağları beside the Çavuşin–Paşabağları road, at approximately 38.67834, 34.85439.

Which places help identify the area?

Paşabağları Valley, Ak Hill and Çavuşin are useful geographic references for the station’s location.

Should travellers photograph the building?

Treat it as a working police facility, avoid photographing staff or operations, and follow any instruction from officers.

Where it is

Nearby

Within 35 min on foot
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Source: OpenStreetMap contributors ·