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Cappadocia, Turkey

Welcome to the Cappadocia Website of pictures within the World from the Web Home page. Located in central Turkey, the ancient region of Cappadocia lies in central Anatolia, between the cities of Nevsehir, Kayseri and Nigde. Here, the traveller finds a fantastic landscape. Wind and weather have eroded the soft volcanic rock into hundreds of strangely shaped pillars, cones and "fairy chimneys", often very tall, and in every shade of color. Since the most ancient of times, men have hollowed out troglodyte dwellings in this soft rock, and here, at the dawn of Christianity, the early Christians made countless cave churches, chapels and monasteries. There are over 600 churches scattered through the valleys. Also in this region are a number of underground cities which were used by Christians as places to retreat to and live in until danger from their enemies had passed. These cities were well-hidden and safe. There were rooms for grain storage, stables, sleeping chambers, kitchens and air shafts. Today they are well-lit and would be an interesting part of your tour. Goreme is an important area for shopping, with its wonderful carpets and kilims, onyx souvenirs, and very fine local wines. It is also a wonderful region for trekking.

All pictures on this page are from Cappadocia, using various film and digital cameras.

Hiking into Ihlara Valley, which is in the center of Turkey near Cappadocia.
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Hiking in the Ihlara Valley.
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Continuing the hike in the Ihlara Valley.
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Hiking in the Ihlara Valley.
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Coming into a village and a mosque in the Ihlara Valley.
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Hiking in Ihlara Valley and coming into a village.
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View of a Cappadocia Village in the Ihlara Valley.
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View of a Cappadocia Village in the Ihlara Valley.
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View of a Cappadocia Village in the Ihlara Valley.
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View of a Cappadocia Village in the Ihlara Valley. This is along the Silk Road.
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View of a Cappadocia Village in the Ihlara Valley. This is the Cave House Hotel.
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View of a Cappadocia Village in the Ihlara Valley.
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View of a Cappadocia Village in the Ihlara Valley.
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View of a Cappadocia Village in the Ihlara Valley.
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