Snake Church
Snake Church is a church in Aksaray Province, Turkey. Snake Church is situated nearby to Jacinth Church, as well as near the church Ağaçaltı Kilisesi.Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Aksaray Province, Turkey
- Also known as: “The Church of the Snakes” and “Yılanlı Church (Aksaray)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jacinth Church and Ağaçaltı Kilisesi.
Ağaçaltı Kilisesi
Church
Photo: GMM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ağaçaltı Kilisesi is a church, which is situated 260 metres south of Snake Church.
Pürenli Seki Kilise
Church
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pürenli Seki Kilise is a church, which is situated 440 metres southeast of Snake Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belisırma and Ihlara.
Belisırma
Village
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belisırma is a village in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 502. The distance to Güzelyurt is 11 kilometres and to Aksaray is 42 kilometres.
Ihlara
Village
Photo: Emrah.İlker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ihlara, formerly known as Chliára is a town and municipality in the Güzelyurt District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. The population is 2,289. It is situated at about 40 km from the province seat of Aksaray and near the town of Güzelyurt.
Ilısu
Village
Ilısu is a village in Güzelyurt District of Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 951. It is situated on the north of the river Melendiz. Ilısu is a part of Ihlara Valley, a valley famous for historical ruins. Ilısu is situated 4 km southeast of Snake Church.
Snake Church
- Categories: tourism, ruins, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aksaray Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.25543° or 38° 15′ 20″ northLongitude
34.30257° or 34° 18′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8GCP7843+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 707423018OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6049420
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Snake Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Yılanlı Kilise (Ihlara)”
- Spanish: “Yılanlı Kilise (Ihlara)”
- Turkish: “Yılanlı Kilise (Aksaray)”
- Turkish: “Yılanlı Kilise”
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