Dark Church

Dark Church is a church in Ürgüp District, Nevşehir Province and has an elevation of 1,177 metres. Dark Church is situated nearby to Church with Sandals, as well as near the church Saint Catherina Chapel.

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Type: Church
Description: cave church in Turkey
Also known as: “Karanlik Kilise” and “Karanlık kilise”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Göreme Open Air Museum and Church with Sandals.

Göreme Open Air Museum

Museum

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Göreme is a district of the Nevşehir Province in Turkey. After the eruption of Mount Erciyes about 2.6 million years ago, ash and lava formed soft rocks in the Cappadocia region, covering an area of about 20,000 square kilometres.

Church with Sandals

Church

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Saint Catherina Chapel

Church

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Saint Catherina Chapel is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Göreme and Ortahisar.

Göreme

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Göreme is a town in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, with a population of 2034 in 2022. It's at the heart of the "fairy chimney" landscape, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, with soft volcanic tuff eroded into fantastical rock formations and excavated into cave dwellings.

Ortahisar

Village

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Ortahisar, is located in the heart of the Cappadocia region and is closely associated with several major valleys, rock-cut settlements, and historical sites that form the core landscape of Cappadocia. Ortahisar is situated 2½ km southeast of Dark Church.