St. Barbara’s Chapel

St. Barbara’s Chapel is a church in Ürgüp District, Nevşehir Province. St. Barbara’s Chapel is situated nearby to Apple Church, as well as near Snake Church.

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Type: Church
Description: Saint Barbara Church
Also known as: “Aziz Barbara Kilisesi”, “Azize Barbara Şapeli”, and “Church of Saint Barbara”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Göreme Open Air Museum and Apple Church.

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.

Apple Church

Church

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Snake Church

Church

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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 St. Barbara’s Chapel.