Nevsehir's ancient name was "Nyssa", but in the Ottoman period it was renamed "Muskara". The son in law of Sultan ahmet III. the ottoman Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasa was born in Nevsehir and therefore took a great interest in its construction. The small village with 18 houses, once under the administration of Ürgüp, was transformed with the building of mosques, fountains, schools, soup kitchens, inns and bath houses, and its name was changed from Muskara to Nevsehir which means Nev City.