Ihlara Valley

Turkey / Aksaray / Guzelyurt /
The dramatic Ihlara Valley gorge, cut by a small stream (the Melendiz Suyu) through the volcanic Cappadocian landscape 45 km (28 miles) southeast of Aksaray, holds about 60 Byzantine churches, chapels, monasteries and hermits' caves.

One of the many links related to this area:
www.ihlara.bel.tr/1/Sayfa_Modul.asp?nedir=sayfa&id=35
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihlara
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Coordinates:   38°16'16"N   34°16'55"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago