Cappadocia, Cave monastery zone in Central Anatolia, Turkey.
The ancient region features hundreds of rock formations known as fairy chimneys, created through volcanic activity and erosion over millions of years.
The area served as a refuge for early Christians who carved churches and monasteries into the soft rock during the Roman and Byzantine periods.
The region contains over 250 underground cities, with Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı representing complex multi-level structures used by ancient civilizations for protection.
Hot air balloon flights depart daily from Göreme at sunrise, offering aerial views of the valleys, with tours lasting approximately one hour.
The Zelve Open Air Museum displays a former inhabited settlement where a mosque and church stand adjacent, demonstrating historical religious coexistence.
Location: Central Anatolia Region
GPS coordinates: 38.67056,34.83917
Latest update: May 28, 2025 16:08
These geological formations display Earth's diversity. From sandstone formations to caves and mineral springs, each location reveals geological processes. The structures formed through erosion, volcanic activity, or mineral deposits over millions of years.
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These ancient sites reveal human civilization's development. From Egyptian pyramids to Peru's Nazca Lines, these locations showcase construction methods, religious practices, and social structures of past cultures.
Derinkuyu underground city
34.3 km
Göreme National Park
2.9 km
Uçhisar Castle
5.5 km
Nevşehir Castle
12.4 km
Haji Bektash Veli Complex
38.7 km
Zelve Monastery
2.2 km
Sarıhan
7.6 km
Saint Theodore Church
34.5 km
St. John (Gülşehir)
19.4 km
Dark Church
7.3 km
Ürgüp Clock Tower
7.7 km
Tekgöz Bridge
34.8 km
Bayramhacı Dam
19.8 km
Fairy chimneys in Cappadoce
1.3 km
Kurşunlu Mosque
12.1 km
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
1 km
Elmalı Church
3.5 km
Tokalı Church
3.3 km
Aktepe
1.6 km
Underground City of Çardak
14.7 km
Yilanli Church
3.6 km
Tatlarin Underground City
32.9 km
Azize Catherine Şapeli
3.6 km
Basil Şapeli
3.5 km
Göreme Open Air Museum
3.4 km
Church of Saint Barbara
3.6 km
Underground City of Özkonak
15.2 km
Çarıklı Kilise
3.6 kmReviews
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