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| | The city of Nevþehir is located within the boundaries of the Inner Anatolia in a region known as Cappadocia in the antique world. The fairy chimneys here attract worldwide attention. The fairy chimneys which are formed by natural events have hosted many civilizations since the antique ages and carried their traces to the present day. | |
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| | Zelve related to Nevþehir is a town situated 2 km from the turnout on the Göreme-Avanos road where the Christian population lived together with the Moslims until recently. The majority of the fairy chimneys are found in this town. It is known that the priests lived here during the 9th and 13th century were given the first religious seminars. | |
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| | Avanos, 18 km north of Nevþehir was named Venessa in the antique age. The history of Avanos, as per the archeologic researchs, dates back to the 2nd century BC. Settlement in Avanos which comprises 24 archeological building layers has continued until the Byzantine period. | |
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| | Ihlara Valley is located at a distance of 40 km from Aksaray. The valley can be reached by turning at the 11th km point of Aksaray-Nevþehir highway.The lava containing dense basalt and andesite vomited by Hasandað got cold thus leading to formation of crevices and settlements which then constituted the canyon. | |
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