Maps of Goreme - Goreme Map, Turkey
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Goreme
Goreme, which hides among fairy chimneys, is the heart of Cappadocia. First period settlement within the region reaches to Roman period from Christianity. Ortahane, Durmus Kadir, Yusuf Koc and Bezirhane churches in Goreme, houses and shafts engraved from rocks till to Uzundere, Bagildere and Zemi Valley carries the mystical side of history today.
Goreme, in which there are lots of fairy chimneys and churches, is declared as an open air museum. Tokali Church, Priestesses and Priests Monastery, Saint Basil Chapel, Elmali Church, Saint Barbara Chapel, Yilanli (Saint Onuphrius) Church, Karanlik Church, Carikli Church, El Nazar Church, Sakli Church, Mother Mary (Kiliclar Kusluk) Church, Saint Eustathios Church and Durmus Kadir Churches within its territories are valuable to visit places.Valleys, composed of tuff rocks between Goreme Valley and Aktepe, are known as Buyuk and Kucuk Kiliclar. There is Kiliclar Church within the valley, which has an impressive appearance with tunnels, fairy chimneys in which water ways are passing by and interesting shaped rocks.
Goreme Open Air Museum
Goreme is a wide open air museum, which is under protection with Fairy Chimneys and lots of very interesting churches. The region was one of the most important centers of Christianity.
