Fairy Chimneys
Fairy Chimneys is in Avanos District, Nevşehir Province. Fairy Chimneys is situated nearby to the church Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi, as well as near the village Cavusin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin) and Church of the Buckle.
St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin)
Church
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin) is situated 1 km south of Fairy Chimneys.
Church of the Buckle
Church
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of the Buckle is situated 4 km south of Fairy Chimneys.
Meryem Ana kilisesi
Church
Photo: Rotadefterim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meryem Ana kilisesi is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Fairy Chimneys.
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.
Avanos
Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avanos is a town in Cappadocia, in an area riddled by ancient underground dwellings. Its main industry is pottery and in 2022 its population was 15,000.
Fairy Chimneys
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Alibağı”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Avanos District, Nevşehir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.67532° or 38° 40′ 31″ northLongitude
34.84174° or 34° 50′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8GCPMRGR+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 306869353OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Fairy Chimneys” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “精灵烟囱”
- German: “Feenkamine”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi and Hoodoo.
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