• Goreme Panorama - This panoramic view of Göreme is captured from a hilltop on the town’s southeast side, early in the morning. In the distance, a hot air balloon has landed following a sunrise tour. On the right, the open square around Müze Cad, where long-distance buses operate, is visible. The large rock with several “windows” to the right of the center is the Roma Kalesi, or “Roman Castle,” a fairy chimney featuring a rock-cut Roman Tomb. The main street, Isali Cad, appears as a green line of trees running horizontally across the photo. In the upper left corner, Uchisar, a neighboring village with a tall, distinctive rock filled with caves, can be seen.
• Love Valley - Love Valley’s history dates back to Roman times. Legend has it that two dynasties once lived in the same village, leading to a conflict that split the village. Two villagers, tired of the feud, recruited soldiers from opposing sides who fell in love at first sight. Despite efforts to separate them, the villagers eventually married them. Tragically, the boy was killed, and the girl, unable to bear her husband’s death, committed suicide. It is said that God punished the feuding villagers by raining stones, which now deter anyone from opposing young lovers’ reunions.
• Avanos - Avanos is renowned for its pottery industry, likely dating back to Hittite times, utilizing clay from the red silt of the Kızılırmak. The town is also a popular tourist spot due to its charming old town and riverside location.
• Kaymakli Underground City - Originally known as Enegup, these caves may have been first constructed in the soft volcanic rock by the Phrygians, an Indo-European people, in the 8th–7th centuries BC, according to the Turkish Department of Culture.
• Zelve Open Air Museum - The Zelve monastery complex remains are situated on the northern slopes of Aktepe, 1 km from Paşa Bağlari and 10 km from Göreme on the Avanos road. Unlike Göreme and other Cappadocian sites, Zelve lacks rich frescoes. It spans three valleys, two of which are connected by a tunnel, and features numerous rooms and passages, as well as many pointed fairy chimneys with large stems, about 40 feet above the valley floor.
• Fairy Chimneys - Paşabağı, formerly known as the ‘Valley of the Priests,’ is famous for its unique fairy chimneys. These multi-bodied and multi-headed natural formations were carved by humans to serve as chapels and living spaces. One of the three-headed fairy chimneys houses a chapel dedicated to St. Simeon, which includes a cell. Saint Simeon, who led an ascetic life near Aleppo in the fifth century, sought refuge from public attention after rumors of his miracles spread. He initially lived on a two-meter-high column and later on a fifteen-meter-high column for an extended period.

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Herodotus noted that during the Ionian Revolt, the Cappadocians inhabited an area stretching from Mount Taurus to near the Euxine (Black Sea). In this context, Cappadocia was bordered to the south by the Taurus Mountains, which separate it from Cilicia, to the east by the upper Euphrates, to the north by Pontus, and to the west by Lycaonia and eastern Galatia.

The name, which has been traditionally used in Christian sources throughout history, remains popular as an international tourism concept, defining a region of remarkable natural beauty, particularly known for its fairy chimneys. It also holds significant religious heritage as a center of early Christian learning, evidenced by numerous churches and monasteries (such as those in Göreme and Ihlara), as well as underground cities built for protection during times of persecution.

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