Meskendir Cave Church
Meskendir Cave Church is a church in Ürgüp, Nevşehir Province. Meskendir Cave Church is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Meskendir Valley Viewpoint, as well as near the motorhome stopover Kaya Camping.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 a region of about 20,000 square kilometres. Göreme Open Air Museum is situated 1 km southwest of Meskendir Cave Church.
Church of the Buckle
Church
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of the Buckle is situated 1 km west of Meskendir Cave Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Göreme and Ortahisar.
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, previously known by its Byzantine name Potamía, is a town in the Ürgüp District, Nevşehir Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,086. Ortahisar is located about 20 km east of the provincial capital, Nevşehir. Ortahisar is situated 2½ km south of Meskendir Cave Church.
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. Cavusin is situated 3½ km northwest of Meskendir Cave Church.
Meskendir Cave Church
- Type: Church
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ürgüp, Nevşehir Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.64314° or 38° 38′ 35″ northLongitude
34.85416° or 34° 51′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8GCPJVV3+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 5250671721OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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