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Göreme National Park

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Rock formations in the Valley of Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey, with numerous openings showing abandoned cave dwellings and churches carved into the stone.
Cappadocia, Göreme National Park, Turkey: caves Abandoned cave dwellings once used as churches and homes for monks in the 14th century in Cappadocia; the site is now part of Göreme National Park, in Turkey.

Göreme National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Cappadocia, Turkey. The park is characterized by its unique landscape of soft volcanic rock sculpted by erosion into dramatic formations like towers, cones, and valleys.12

Within this landscape, numerous rock-cut churches and dwellings from the Byzantine era are found, showcasing a rich history of human settlement and religious practice. The region of Cappadocia itself has a history dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE, with evidence of early human presence and later periods of Hittite, Persian, and Roman influence. The area also played a significant role in early Christianity, with notable theologians emerging from the region in the 4th century.1

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