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The province of Nevşehir is one of the major cities of
Cappadoccia Region and displays a beautiful combination of nature and
history. The geographic movements had formed the fairy chimneys and
during the historical development process, mankind had settled and
inhabited these natural wonders, fairy chimneys and carved houses and
churches inside these formations and adorned these settlements with
frescos, carrying the traces of the thousands of years of their
civilizations.
AVANOS
Located 18 km
north of Nevşehir, the name of the city in ancient times was 'Venessa'.
The ceramic trade in this province with its countless pottery factories
goes all the way back to the Hittites. The ceramic clay from the red
silt of the Kızılırmak (Red River) comes to life in the hands of the
skilled potters of Avanos
URGUP
Urgup,
which is 20 km east of Nevşehir, is one of the most important centers of
Cappadocia Region. It had numerous names in the course of historical
period like in Göreme. It is known as Osiana (Assiana), Hagios Prokopios
during Byzantium Period; Başhisar during Seljukian Period; Burgut castle
during Ottoman Era; and as Ürgüp beginning from the first years of
Republic.
Ihlara Valley
The valley is
located at 40 km. distance to the Aksaray district of Nevşehir. Reaching
to the valley is possible via the road separation which is at the 11th
km. of the Aksaray - Nevşehir highway. The valley was formed from the
appearance of cracks and collapses formed from the cooling of the molten
lava coming from the Hasandagı Mountain and this lava had intensely
contain basalt and andesite contents. The valley had attained the
today's formation by the assistance of the Melendiz Creek which flows
through these cracks and this creek was named as 'Potamus Kapadukus"
during the first ages of historic period which means "the river of
Cappadoccia". The valley with 14 km. length begins from Ihlara borough
and ends at Selime borough. The depth of the valley occasionally extends
to 100 -150 meters. There are numerous shelters, burial grounds and
churches carved into the rocky surface of the valley. Some of these
shelters and churches are connected to each other with tunnels as is
encountered at the underground cities.
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