Fairy chimneys

Fairy chimneys is in Avanos District, Nevşehir Province. Fairy chimneys is situated nearby to St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin), as well as near Great Caves.

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 110 metres southwest of Fairy chimneys.

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 3½ km south of Fairy chimneys.

Church of the Buckle

Church

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Church of the Buckle is situated 3 km south of Fairy chimneys.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cavusin and Göreme.

Cavusin

Village

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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.