Cappadocia Turkey
Cappadocia is a unique in the world with it's natural beauties. It is located in the Central Anatolian region.
Cappadocia (or Capadocia, Turkish Kapadokya, which in turn is from the Persian: Katpatuka meaning "the land of beautiful horses"), was an extensive inland district of Asia Minor (modern Turkey).
The name continued to be used in western sources and in the Christian tradition throughout history and is still widely used as an international tourism concept to define a region of exceptional natural wonders characterized by fairy chimneys and a unique historical and cultural heritage. The term, as used in tourism, roughly corresponds to present-day Nevşehir Province of Turkey.
The region of Cappadocia is a place where nature and history come together with the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Goreme, Urgup, Avonos, Ihlara Valley and the underground cities are the top places to see in Cappadocia area. In this website you will find pictures of the area catagorized.
While geographic events formed fairy chimneys (peribacaları in Turkish) during the historical period, humans used the signs of thousand-years-old civilizations by carving houses and churches within these earth pillars and decorating them with friezes.
Traditional houses and dovecotes of Cappadocia carved into the stone show the uniqueness of the region. These houses are constructed at the foot of the mountain using rocks or cut stone.
The only construction material of the Cappadocia region is rock. As it is very soft after quarrying due to the structure, can be easily processed but after contact with air it hardens and turns into a very strong construction material.
Due to being plentiful and easy to process, regional unique masonry is developed and turned into an architectural tradition. Materials of neither courtyard nor house door are wood. Upper parts of the doors built with arches are decorated with stylized ivy or rosette motifs.
Within 18th century and end of 19th century, those dovecotes are constructed at the Cappadocia region. Some of the dovecotes, which are important in showing Islamic art are constructed on monasteries or churches. Surfaces of dovecotes are decorated with rich inscriptions and adornments by regional artists.
Cappadocia region is a very interestng place to visit. One visit will not be enough because the look of the region is very different between summer and winter time. Cappadocia looks very diffrent under snow.
Cappadocia
