Description:
Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive âfairy chimneys,â tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyon houses numerous rock-face churches. Turkey.
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Didar (Kazakhstan) Kushamanov/Majority World
Description:
Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive âfairy chimneys,â tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyon houses numerous rock-face churches. Turkey.
Date Created:
2012-11-26 00:00:00
Author:
Kushamanov Didar
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Kushamanov Didar/ Majority World
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Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by t