Situated in Central Anatolia, Cappadocia, because of its rich archeological heritage and its geological formations,is among those sites listed in the World's Heritage List of UNESCO Convention for the Protection of World's Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Eruptions of lava from the now extinct Erciyes and Hasandag volcanoes in the far past covered the landscape with soft tufa rock,which the winds of time slowly proceeded to sculpt into tortuous valleys and fantastic pinnacles.
From the marvel of mother of nature, the earliest Christians carved out the rock churches and underground cities for which Cappadocia is so famous.
KATPATUKYA which means land of lovely horses was the first known name of Cappadocia given by the Persians(5th.Century B.C.).Other civilizations are as follows; The first settlement of the Neolithic age (7000 BC.) in Cappadocia, Hitites (2000 - 1200 BC), Dark Ages (In the years 1180-775 B.C. Central Anatolia was very thinly populated and occupied by nomadic tribes who presumably left no material traces in their mound settlements.). Next came the Phrygians (750-675 B.C.), The Kingdom of Cappadocia (Hellenistic Age 330-30), The Roman Age (17- 395AD.), The Byzantines (395-1071),The Seljuks (1071-1243), The Mongolian and Turkish Beyliks(1243-1453) and more recently the Ottoman Empire (1453-1923) .
Cappadocia is a region which has been the cradle of many civilizations.This region is world famous with its peerless natural rock formations as well as being rich in history as the settlement location of the early Christians.
Situated in Central Anatolia, Cappadocia, because of its rich archeological heritage and its geological formations,is among those sites listed in the World's Heritage List of UNESCO Convention for the Protection of World's Cultural and Natural Heritage.
KATPATUKYA which means land of lovely horses was the first known name of Cappadocia given by the Persians(5th.Century B.C.).Other civilizations are as follows; The first settlement of the Neolithic age (7000 BC.) in Cappadocia, Hitites (2000 - 1200 BC), Dark Ages (In the years 1180-775 B.C. Central Anatolia was very thinly populated and occupied by nomadic tribes who presumably left no material traces in their mound settlements.). Next came the Phrygians (750-675 B.C.), The Kingdom of Cappadocia (Hellenistic Age 330-30), The Roman Age (17- 395AD.), The Byzantines (395-1071),The Seljuks (1071-1243), The Mongolian and Turkish Beyliks(1243-1453) and more recently the Ottoman Empire (1453-1923) .