Nikephoros Phokas church

Nikephoros Phokas church is a church in Avanos District, Nevşehir Province. Nikephoros Phokas church is situated nearby to Fairy Chimneys, as well as near the mosque Çavuşin Aşağı Camii.

Type: Church
Denomination: Orthodox
Description: cave church in Çavuşin, Avanos, Turkey
Also known as: “Çavuşin Güvercinliği”, “Kuşluk Kilise”, and “Nikeforos Fokas Kilisesi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin) and Göreme Open Air Museum.

St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin)

Church

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St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin) is situated 730 metres southeast of Nikephoros Phokas 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. Göreme Open Air Museum is situated 4 km south of Nikephoros Phokas church.

Church of the Buckle

Church

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Church of the Buckle is situated 3½ km south of Nikephoros Phokas church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cavusin and Aktepe.

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.