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Cappadocia is a city of goblins and balloons

Cappadocia is a city of goblins and balloons

Last Updated: 2023-07-27
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Cappadocia

Cappadocia, located in the  eastern Anatolian Plateau in central Turkey, is characterized by its special and unique geological environment, as it is the city of rocky peaks. The
volcanic terrain that forms the city's landmarks gives it a magnificent view, whether in summer or winter, and the city also contains passages, caves, andunderground cities dating back hundreds of years. 

Origin of the name

Historical books have passed down the reason for naming the city by this name, as it is mentioned that the Persians  called it Cappadocia, and the ancient Greeks called it Cappadocia  to denote the white Syrians, and the Kingdom of Cappadocia and remained in the  era  of Sarabtu an independent state in its own right, and in the Bronze Age it was known as "Khata", and after the fall of the Hittite Empire it became ruled by a feudal aristocratic family.  

Transportation

Cappadocia is closely connected to other Turkish cities, and Erkilet International Airport (about 75 km from Göreme) and Nevşehir Cappadocia  Airport (about 40 km from Göreme village) are the nearest airports to Cappadocia. Once you arrive at the airport, you will find a number of taxis and rentable cars, which will take you to the hotel or to the city centre.

Buses can also be used to travel from Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, Antalya and other Turkish cities to Göreme and Nevşehir.

If you intend to travel by land to Cappadocia, you can hire a private car with chauffeur service or a taxi from Istanbul, Ephesus, Antalya, Ankara or Izmir, an interesting and enjoyable trip in which you will be able to witness the charm of the region's nature passing through unique citiesadjacent to
Cappadocia.

The most important historical landmarks  of Cappadocia


The city of gin in Cappadocia

is called Derinkuyu and is distinguished by its unique architecture; it was built entirely underground to protect the population from invasions. The depth of the city is

approximately 200 meters, and it was placed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List, and it is considered one of the modern wonders of the world, this city was discovered in 1963 by chance during some renovation operations in the area and today it has become an important destination for tourists from around the world.

There are many things that distinguish the city of jinn, as it has doors built of stone of large size, and this contributed to closing each floor separately from the other, and it also has the ability to accommodate nearly twenty thousand people to live in it, as well as containing many amenities, where olive presses, horse stables, cellars, storage rooms, dining rooms, and chapels were found, the city also contains spacious rooms on the second floor consisting of it, These rooms were used as a religious school, while the third and fourth levels of them lead to a crusader church, and in terms of engineering and method of construction, the site of their existence is a geological site and they need foundation columns to withstand the layers of the earth, but they did not rely on them, and this is evidence that they were built very carefully, using very accurate building materials, and need an elaborate method in dealing with them.

Illustration of Derinkuyu – Cappadocia


Chimneys of goblins
This title refers to the village  of Goreme,  which depends on tourism as the most important source of livelihood because of its wonderful heritage monuments and ruins, and it is a residential area with a population of about two thousand people and is one of the areas registered on the World Heritage List since 1985.

The most prominent attraction for tourists to this village is  the Goreme Open Air Museum, which is a very old building, and its distinctive and rock-cut churches, as there are the luxurious Tokale Church, the Apple Church, as well as the pigeon towers. The
rocks  of Cappadocia  near  Goreme  eroded into hundreds of wondrous columns, and the people who inhabited the heart of Cappadocia carved  for themselves houses, churches and monasteries from light volcanic raft deposits.
 Goreme became  a monastic center between 300-1200 AD.

The first settlement period  of Goreme dates back to the  Roman era, the well-known churches in Goreme are  Yusuf Koç,  Aruta Khana, Derms Qadir and Bzırkhané, while the houses and churches carved into the rocks are located in the valley of Ozen  Dir, Wadi Bagel Dir and Wadi Zammi, and they show the history of the area to visitors.
The Goreme Open Air Museum
is  one of the most  attractive sites for visitors and tourists and was the seat of a monastic congregation  in Cappadocia, one of the most famous sites in central Turkey.

The museum contains more than 30 rock-cut churches and small shrines with excellent paved  fresco  fresco paintings, dating back to the ninth and eleventh centuries.

 

Cappadocia Rock in Goreme Village

Valley of Love

Cappadocia is alsofamous  for the Valley of Love, and it was called this name due to the large number of tourists who flock to this valley annually, as it is characterized by pointed stone columns, in addition to the  picturesque landscapes scattered among the amazing columns and the valley was called the Valley of Love due to the large number of tourists who flock to it, and

  it aims more than that to find out how love for natureappears, as tourists practice nomadic activities in both  Wadi

Ihlara and Wadi Al-Deir ( Gözliurt), Urgup and Goreme



Valley of Love – Cappadocia

 Gavoshin Village

The village of Çavuşin is one of the most important charming tourist attractions  in it, located between the cities of Avanos and  Gorma of the region, overlooking the village a  layer of rocks that were formed as a result of the eruption of volcanoes in it sixty million years ago, and through which you can see  the small village of Javuşin  under the carved rocks, and in the past Muslims lived with the Romans near the village of Javuşin   By the eighth century, the village of Javushin had become  an important religious center, and when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, their hideout was turned into a cult monastery, and the Church of St. Yahya, the oldest and largest of  the Javoshin churches, was established, leaving only four columns.


Photo from the village of Gavoshin

Cappadocia balloons
 The visitor can navigate Cappadocia  on camels in caravans or by means of the region's famous balloons, which offer a world-like view  of Cappadocia's landmarks  from above. One of the

most important activities that can be done in the city of  Cappadocia  is to experience a balloon trip to move in two to three hours in a beautiful atmosphere in the sky of Cappadocia


Tourists on a balloon tour in the sky of Cappadocia

Quick Info Cappadocia
has been nicknamed  the "Land of Beautiful Horses", "Chimneys of Orcs", "City of Mysteries"Cappadocia
 is on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Cappadocia ranks  fifth in the Times list of "The New Twenty-Five Wonders"The
cost of a trip in a balloon is 750 TL per person
 

Sources

Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper
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Travel Site
Anadolu Agency

Editorial Mersat Real Estate Team© 

 


Last Updated::2023-07-27

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