Date of Cappadocia Turkey Travel

Date of Cappadocia
Cappadocia (Cappadocia) region 60 million years ago; Erciyes, wools and Güllüdağ'ın formed by lava and ash by grinding the soft layers have emerged over millions of years by wind and rain.
Human settlement dates back to the Paleolithic period. Land of the Hittites lived in later times has been one of the most important center. The rock-carved houses and churches, Christians persecuted under the Roman Empire, the region has become a refuge for the giant.
The region of Cappadocia, Nevsehir, particularly in the travertine, Nigde, Aksaray and Kayseri provinces scattered across the region.
Cappadocia region, a place where nature and history. Peribacaları'nı creating geographic events, historical process, the people inside the home to the fairy chimneys, church, carved, decorated with frescoes by them, had carried the traces of civilizations thousands of years. Written history goes back to the Paleolithic period of human habitation of Cappadocia begins with the Hittites. Throughout history, trade colonies and commercial and social bridges among the countries of Cappadocia, is one of the important junctions of the Silk Road.



Rock formations of Cappadocia, Turkish, why the "fairy chimneys" of a landscape that shows that they are named.


A view from Cappadocia
(Uchisar Castle, Turkey)
12 BC century, the collapse of the Hittite Empire begins a dark period in the region. During this period, Assyrian and Hittite kings who ruled the region would be the effects of Phrygia. The Kingdoms of 6 BC lasts up to the invasion of Persia century. Cappadocia name used today, in the language of Persia, "Land of Beautiful Horses" means. Defeat the Persians by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, but it encounters great resistance in Cappadocia. During this period, established the Kingdom of Cappadocia. The 3rd Roman power in the region begins to be felt towards the end of a century. BC 1 Kings of Cappadocia in the mid-century, the power of the Roman generals appointed and reduced to the throne. A.D. 17 died in the last king of Cappadocia region is a province of Rome.


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MS 3 Christians in Cappadocia, income and region for centuries, they became the center of an educational and thought. Between 303-308 well increase the pressure exerted on the Christians. But Cappadocia an ideal place to be safeguarded from pressures and to spread the Christian doctrine. Deep valleys and shelters dug into the soft volcanic rock creates a safe space against Roman soldiers.


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4. century, then the "Fathers of Cappadocia, known as" the people, is the period. However, the importance of the region III. Reaches its climax banned Leon's icons. Faced with this situation, the icon starts to take shelter in the region some pro-people. Iconoclasm movement takes more than a hundred years (726-843). During this period, if it's several Cappadocian churches were under the influence of Iconoclasm, the people who were in favor of icons were to continue to worship comfortably. Rather develops during this period monasteries of Cappadocia.
In these periods, the Christian parts of the Arab invasions of Anatolia to Cappadocia from Armenia begins. People from the region to change their way of escaping from the churches in the region of this raids cause. 11. and 12 Cappadocia centuries fell into the hands of the Seljuks. This is a smooth region and the subsequent time period passes Ottoman Empire. Exchange, conducted in 1924-26 in the region last Christians, Cappadocia had left, leaving behind them beautiful examples of architecture.
Geological formation [edit]



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60 million years ago, 3 Geologic time is increased to the Taurus Mountains. Compression of the Anatolian Plateau volcanoes in the north began to operate. Erciyes, wools, and between the two remaining Göllüdağ, lava sprayed area. Consisted of a soft layer of ash accumulated in the plateau tuff. Tuff layer located above a layer of lava covered in a thin layer of hard basalt. Basalt cracked into pieces. The rains infiltrate the cracks started to erode the soft tuff. Participated in the formation of heated and cooled air and winds. Cones occurred in the hats are so hard basalt rocks. This is a popular name in a different and interesting shaped rocks yakıştırdı: "fairy chimneys".
If the plates do not cover the basalt tuff erosion into valleys. There was an interesting shape. Later, the human hand, a sense of labor and set to work. Nine-ten thousand-year-old settlements, the early Christians dug into the rock churches, underground cities large and secure a long term büyükana created a civilization.
District currently has a great importance for tourism. Avanos, Urgup, Goreme, Akvadi, Uchisar and Ortahisar Castles, El Nazar Church, Church Mirror, Pigeon Valley, Derinkuyu, cream, Özkonak Underground Cities, Ihlara Valley, Selime Village, Cavusin, Rose Valley, to be seen in certain places Paşabağ-Zelve . Traditional Cappadocian houses and dovecotes carved into stones are showing the uniqueness of the region. In the nineteenth century, these houses were built on the slopes or rocks or cut stones. Local volcanic stone which is the sole architect of the material is soft and very comfortable due to the structure can be shaped after the quarry, but hardens on contact with air becomes a very durable building material. Be plentiful and easy to be processed on the material used for developing the architectural stonework which is unique to the region has become a tradition. Material courtyard nor house doors is wood. The upper part of the doors built with arches are decorated with stylized ivy or rosette motifs. Pidgeon in the region 19 end of the century, 18 century small structures constructed. Some of the dovecotes, which are important for showing Islamic picture art are constructed as monastery or church. Surfaces of dovecotes are rich adornments by regional artists, decorated with inscriptions. Also famous for winemaking and grape growing region. Were using the past as the home of Cappadocia. It remains so now passed. They are taken under protection as a historic monument.