Rock-cut architecture of Cappadocia

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Rock-cut architecture in Cappadocia in Central Turkey includes living and work spaces as well as sacred buildings like churches and monasteries, that were carved out of the soft tuff landscape.

Church facade at Açıksaray in Gülşehir

Karanlık Kilise in Göreme

Rock-cut architecture in Monks Valley, Paşabağ, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia.

Underground toilet in Güzelyurt [de]

Uçhisar

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Uçhisar is a town (belde) in the Nevşehir District, Nevşehir Province in Cappadocia, Turkey. Its population is 3,555 (2022). It is 7 kilometres east of Nevşehir, 12 kilometres west of Ürgüp, and 10 kilometres south of Avanos.

View of Uçhisar Castle

View of Uçhisar from summit of Uçhisar Castle

Street in old part of Uçhisar

House carved out of fairy chimney