Columned church
Columned church is a church in Avanos District, Nevşehir Province. Columned church is situated nearby to cave beehive, as well as near cave pigeon-loft.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Göreme Open Air Museum and Church of the Buckle.
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 2 km southwest of Columned church.
Church of the Buckle
Church
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Church of the Buckle is situated 2 km southwest of Columned church.
Meryem Ana kilisesi
Church
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Meryem Ana kilisesi is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Columned church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cavusin and Göreme.
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.
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
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 4 km south of Columned church.
Columned church
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “big cave church”
- Categories: tourism, ruins, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Avanos District, Nevşehir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.65524° or 38° 39′ 19″ northLongitude
34.85573° or 34° 51′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8GCPMV44+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 1765532506OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Columned church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石柱教堂”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include cave beehive and cave pigeon-loft.
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