GÖREME ÖREN YERİ

GÖREME ÖREN YERİ is in Ürgüp District, Nevşehir Province. GÖREME ÖREN YERİ is situated nearby to the church Nunnery, as well as near Saint Catherina Chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Göreme Open Air Museum and St. Basil’s Chapel.

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.

St. Basil’s Chapel

Church

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St. Basil’s Chapel is a church.

Church of the Buckle

Church

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Church of the Buckle is situated 140 metres northwest of GÖREME ÖREN YERİ.

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 2½ km southeast of GÖREME ÖREN YERİ.