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Nevsehir
Nevsehir ancient name was "Nyssa", but in the Ottoman period
it was renamed "Muskara". The son in law of Sultan Ahmet
III, the Ottoman Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha was born in
Nevsehir and therefore took a great interest in its
construction.
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 Goreme
Goreme, situated 10 km from Nevsehir, is found in the area
surrounded with valleys, within the Nevsehir-Urgup-Avanos
triangle. The old names for Goreme are Korama, Matiana,
Maccan and Avcilar.
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Air Museum
By the end of the 2nd century a large Christian community
had formed in Cappadocia. It is known that there were two
bishoprics at that time; one in Kayseri, which, for a long
time, continued to be a Christian centre in the region
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 Urgup
One of the most important centres in Cappadocia is Urgup,
20km to the east of Nevsehir. Urgup was an important
settlement in the Seljuk period, when it was called "Bashisar".
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 Uchisar
Uchisar is situated at the highest point in the region, on
the Nevsehir-Goreme road, just 7 km from Nevsehir. It is not
known when Uchisar was first inhabited , however, in style,
it resembles Ortahisar and...
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 Mustafa
Pasa
Mustafa Pasa, 6km to the south of Urgup, was inhabited by
Greek Orthodox families until the beginning of the 20th
century.
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 Avanos
The ancient name of the town of Avanos, which lies 18km to
the northeast of Nevsehir, was Vanessa.
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 Zelve-Saruhan-Pasabagi-Cavusin
Zelve
is situated on the northern slopes of Aktepe, 1km from
Pasabaglari. The ruins at Zelve are spread over three
valleys, which also house many pointed fairy chimneys with
large stems.
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 Ortahisar
Ortahisar citadel, built both as a defense and as a
settlement, is situated 6km from Ürgüp, on the road to
Nevsehir. Typical examples of the area's civilian
architecture can be found among the houses skirting the
citadel.
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 Hacıbektas
The Museum,
former dervishes lodge also called “dergâh” of Hacıbektaş,
consists of three courtyards lied side by side.
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 Gulsehir
The old name of Gulsehir, situated on the southern bank of
the Red River, 20km from Nevsehir, is Arapsun and in ancient
times it was called "Zoropassos".
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 Aksaray
Aksaray is built at the base of Mt. Hasan, on a large plain
at a central crossing point for roads leading in all
directions. It derives its name from the Cappadocian King,
Archelaos and was an important town especially in the Roman
Period.
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 Ihlara
Canyon
This valley is situated 40km from Aksaray and can be reached
making a turn at the 11th km of the Aksaray-Nevsehir road.
The canyon was created by the cracking and collapsing which
occurred as a result of basalt and andesite lava from Mt.
Hasandag’s eruption.
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 Selime-Guzelyurt
Selime is situated at the end of the Ihlara Canyon. Fairy
chimneys rest on the steep hillside, and a basilica style
cathedral, the Seljuk tomb of Selime Sultan, whom the town
was named after, a hollowed out citadel and...
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 Gumusler
Monastery
This is a monastery church carved from the rock in Gumusler,
8km to the northeast of Nigde, 4 km from the Nigde-Kayseri
road. This 10th century monastery is entered via a vaulted
door.
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 Derinkuyu
Derinkuyu is situated 29km from Nevsehir, on the road to
Nigde. The settlement is approximately 85m deep. It
contains all the usual rooms found in an underground
settlement (stables, cellars, refectories, churches,
wineries etc.).
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 Kaymakli
This underground settlement which is located in the centre
of the village of Ozluce, the ancient name of which was
Zile, is on the Nevsehir-Derinkuyu road, 6 km south of the
town of Kaymakli.
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 Ozkonak
This underground settlement is in the center of the town of
Ozkonak, 14 km north of Avanos and hollowed out into the
west slopes of the Idis Dagi ,where the tufa layers are
mainly found.
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 Ozluce
Ozluce Underground settlement is different from the others
in terms of its geological formation and architectural
features. The underground settlement has tufa of different
colors.
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 Tatlarin
The village of Tatlarin, located 10 km north of the town of
Acigol, is one of the interesting places in Cappadocia
because of both its underground settlement and churches and
the architecture of its houses.
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