Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi
Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi is a church in Avanos District, Nevşehir Province. Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi is situated nearby to Fairy Chimneys, as well as near the village Cavusin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin) and Göreme Open Air Museum.
St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin)
Church
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin) is situated 730 metres southeast of Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi.
Göreme Open Air Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4 km south of Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi.
Church of the Buckle
Church
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of the Buckle is situated 3½ km south of Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi.
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.
Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Categories: tourism, ruins, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Avanos District, Nevşehir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.67358° or 38° 40′ 25″ northLongitude
34.83993° or 34° 50′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8GCPMRFQ+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 317003607OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “施洗约翰教堂”
- German: “Taubenschlagkirche”
- Russian: “церковь Никефора Фокаса”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fairy Chimneys and Jacob’s Cave Suites.
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