Kappadokia

Cappadocia, (Kappadokia) region of 60 million years ago, Erciyes, Hasandağ and soft layers of ash and lava sprayed Güllüdağ'ın rain and wind over millions of years by the grinding has emerged.

Human settlement dates back to the Paleolithic era. Lands inhabited by the Hittites has been one of the most important centers of Christianity in the later periods. Houses and churches carved into rocks in a huge safe haven for Christians fleeing the region has become the tyranny of the pagans.

Cappadocia region, Nevsehir, including particularly Kirsehir, Nigde, Aksaray and Kayseri provinces of a region spanned.

Cappadocia region, a place where nature and history are integrated. Geographical Peribacaları'nı creating events, historical process, the people within these earth pillars in the home, church, carved, decorated with frescoes by them, carried the marks of a thousand years of civilization. Human settlements on the Paleolithic period to extend to the writing begins with the Hittites of Cappadocia. Trade between the colonies and countries throughout the history of commercial and social hosts who set up a bridge in Cappadocia, Silk Road is one of the important junctions.

BC XII. century, the collapse of the Hittite Empire begins a dark period in the region. During this period, Assyrian and Hittite kings ruled the region would be late with the effects of Phrygia. The Kingdoms BC VI. century until the invasion of Persia takes. Cappadocia name used today, in the language of Persia, "Land of Beautiful Horses" means. BC Defeat the Persians, Alexander the Great in 332, but meets great resistance in Cappadocia. During this period, established the Kingdom of Cappadocia. BC III. century. Towards the end of Roman power in the region begins to be felt. BC I. Kings of Cappadocia in the mid-century, the power of the Roman generals appointed and reduced to the throne. Anno Domini The last king of Cappadocia, a province of Rome, died in 17 regions will be.

MS III. century, Christians in Cappadocia, income and region, they will become the center for training and thought. Christians, thoroughly applied pressure increases between the years 303-308. But the pressures of Cappadocia and the Christian teachings to avoid is the ideal place to spread. Soft volcanic rocks, deep valleys and shelters oydukları creates a safe space for the Roman soldiers.

IV. century, then the "father of Cappadocia, known as" the people, is the period. But the importance of the region, III. Leon's icons banned reaches its peak. Under these circumstances, the icon will start the pro-some people to take shelter in the region. Iconoclasm movement lasts more than a hundred years (726-843). Several Cappadocian churches were in the middle of this period, the influence of Iconoclasm, the people who were in favor of icons easily continued to worship. Rather develops in this period, the monasteries of Cappadocia.

In these periods, up to the Christian parts of the Arab invasion of Anatolia, Armenia, Cappadocia begins. People from this region to escape incursions in the region leads to changes in styles of churches. XI. and XII. Cappadocia centuries passed into the hands of the Seljuks. In this and subsequent times of the Ottoman period passes without any problem area. Christians in the region last conducted in 1924-26 mübadeleyle, Cappadocia had left, leaving behind a beautiful architectural examples.
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A view from Cappadocia
(Uchisar castle, Turkey)
Why rock formations of Cappadocia, Turkish "fairy chimneys" of a landscape that shows that they are named.
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60 million years ago, 3 Geological period, rose to the Taurus. Sıkışmasıyla volcanoes in the north of the Anatolian Plateau in operation. Erciyes, and between the two remaining Göllüdağ Hasandağ, repelled the region lavas. Created a soft layer of tufa plateau accumulated ash. Tuff lava layer over a thin layer of basalt was covered in a hard place. Basalt cracked and torn apart. The rains infiltrate the cracks began to erode the soft tuff. Heated and cooled air with the wind joined the formation. Thus, in hard hats kayasından basalt cones occurred. This is a name that people of different and interesting shaped rocks yakıştırdı: "fairy chimneys."

Basalt tuff plates do not cover the erosion into the valleys. There was an interesting shape. Later in the human hand, and a sense of effort was put to work. Nine-ten thousand years before the first Christian settlements in the rocks oydukları churches, great and safe place for a long period up to six cities büyükana created a civilization.

Region has a great importance today in terms of tourism. Avanos, Urgup, Goreme, Akvadi, Uchisar and Ortahisar Castles, El Nazar Church, Church Mirror, Pigeon Valley, Derinkuyu, clotted cream, Ozkonak Underground Cities, Ihlara Valley, Selina Village, Cavusin, Rose Valley, you should visit certain places Pasabag-Selve . Traditional Cappadocian houses carved into stones are showing the uniqueness of the region and pigeon. This nineteenth-century houses were built on the slopes or rocks or cut stones. The region is the only architect of the material is soft after quarry due to the structure of volcanic stone of the region can be shaped very easily, but hardens after contact with the air of a construction material becomes very resistant. Because the region has plenty of material to be used and easily be processed on the evolving architectural stonework has become a tradition. Neither courtyard nor house doors is wood material. The upper part of the doors built with arches are decorated with stylized ivy or rosette motifs. Pigeon in the region 19 The chief, 18 century, are small structures made of. Pigeon which is important for showing Islamic picture art are constructed as a part of the monastery or church. Dovecotes rich surface decoration by local artists, are decorated with inscriptions. Region famous for its wine making and grape growing. So now the ruins used to be extracted as the home of Cappadocia kullanıyorlardı.Bu. They are taken under the protection of historical monuments.