Göreme rock churches
Göreme rock churches is a church in Ürgüp District, Nevşehir Province and has an elevation of 1,176 metres. Göreme rock churches is situated nearby to Church of the Buckle, as well as near the church Meryem Ana kilisesi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Buckle and Göreme Open Air Museum.
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. Göreme Open Air Museum is situated 270 metres south of Göreme rock churches.
Meryem Ana kilisesi
Church
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Meryem Ana kilisesi is a church, which is situated 180 metres north of Göreme rock churches.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Göreme and Ortahisar.
Göreme
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3 km southeast of Göreme rock churches.
Cavusin
Village
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Cavusin is situated 3½ km north of Göreme rock churches.
Göreme rock churches
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Goereme rock churches”
- Category: religion
- Location: Ürgüp District, Nevşehir Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.64132° or 38° 38′ 29″ northLongitude
34.84454° or 34° 50′ 40″ eastElevation
1,176 metres (3,858 feet)Open location code
8GCPJRRV+GRGeoNames ID
13607828
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