Uchisar Castle

Uchisar Castle is a castle in , . Uchisar Castle is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Göreme Open Air Museum and Snake Church.

Museum
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Göreme is a district of the in . After the eruption of about 2.6 million years ago, ash and lava formed soft rocks in the region, covering an area of about 20,000 square kilometres. is situated 3½ km east of Uchisar Castle.

Church
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is situated 3½ km east of Uchisar Castle.

Church
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is situated 3½ km east of Uchisar Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uçhisar and Göreme.

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is a small town in where pinnacles of soft tuff have been hollowed out into bastions and dwellings. Uç hisar means "outermost fort", the fortified main pinnacle.

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is a town in the 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.

Village
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, 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. is situated 5 km east of Uchisar Castle.

Uchisar Castle

Latitude
38.63044° or 38° 37′ 50″ north
Longitude
34.80532° or 34° 48′ 19″ east
Open location code
8GCPJRJ4+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 707408836
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­rock
Wiki­data ID
Q112865630
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Uchisar Castle” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “乌齐希萨尔城堡”
  • German: “Burgberg Uçhisar”
  • Russian: “Крепость Учхисар”
  • Turkish: “Uçhisar Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Учісар”

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Highlights include Uçhısar Castle and Uçhisar Kalesi.

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