Canyon valley type, vegetation, hidden treasures of the churches and chapels with the Ihlara

Canyon valley type, vegetation, hidden treasures of the churches and chapels with the Ihlara

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Canyon valley type, vegetation, churches and chapels with the nature, history, human and cultural phenomenon meets the Ihlara Valley, continues to work for the recording of hidden treasures.

Tectonic uplift and then collapse püskürmesinin Hasandağı volcano thousands of years of stream erosion suffered as a result of the proceeding on the current state of Melendiz the Ihlara Valley, the natural beauty of Cappadocia is the most important.

Advancing 18 kilometers along the valley by drawing close to 30 Melendiz stream meander, the splitting caused by a deep and steep terrain and stunning majestic beauty, arouses your interest. Starting the valley town of Ilisu, Ihlara town, village Yaprakhisar Belisırma and then ends at Selime.

Nature, history meets the valley

Ihlara Valley 100-120 meters depth, like a wall around the steep cliffs end at the creek Melendiz a rich vegetation of trees and stands out peanuts. Nature, history of the churches in the valley where the first examples of a combination of MS 4. dates back to centuries.

Steep slopes carved tuff easy to carve numerous monasteries, churches, temples, caves and secluded places-residential building which is an ideal place of refuge for Christians in the first frescoed churches in Ihlara Valley, the land is very rarely in the nature of a treasure of history. 4. century onwards, and residential center, which has become an important monastic Ihlara Valley, which reflects the period of art is housed within many churches.

11 records in the Ihlara Valley century, more than 100 churches, 16 monasteries, where many religious education centers and tens of thousands of people are actually living in more than 1500 settlements. These units are connected through tunnels carved into the rocks, planets-boggling.

The stairs descending into the valley of Ihlara order of hundreds of town visitors on a large portion of this region gezemeden leaving the entire space. Not too much to visit the valley of steep cliffs and connects them to the settlements and parts of the rock-hewn passages are still being identified and studies initiated to be protected.habertürk

Which has an important place for Christians and the ancient city mentioned in the Bible Kilistra

Which has an important place for Christians and the ancient city mentioned in the Bible Kilistra

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Recognized as the apostle of Jesus and the disciples who spread the religion of Christianity to St. Paulos visited the center of Konya Meram district Hatunsaray Gökyurt village located within the boundaries of rock carved churches and settlements Kilistra'da a significant potential for religious tourism is.

Established in five different places in the natural rock formation in the Byzantine era parallel architecture of the ancient city of Klistra chapels and churches, religious buildings, structures are found in defense and security purposes.

Cruciform plan, and around the rock-hewn churches Kilistra'da striking land areas between the settlements in Cappadocia, Konya, Cappadocia with fairy chimneys because of the properties referred to as host. Kilistra, visited a place of pilgrimage for Christians is seen as a half.

Selcuk University Faculty of Arts and Professor, Department of History. Dr. Hasan Bahar, located in a region of volcanic Kilistra that its appearance is comparable to Cappadocia from time to time, he said. Konya, Cappadocia region,''he stated''that he describes this Spring, said:''Kilistra, as well as natural beauty, the beauty hidden in the rock-cut tombs in the Roman period, water reservoirs and residential areas are located. Later, the Prophet. Which the disciples of Jesus and the apostle St. Paulos recognized as the first missionary work has been done on the arrival of Christianity. The first Christians, using the rock tombs of the ancient sites of Rome established the small places of worship. Here chapels (churches), however, and carved into the rock and carved in the form of the outer part of the pilgrimage. This is our Greek cross, the Byzantine architectural style that we call the cross, 6 century onwards, is seen. Anatolia is one of the few chapels. That is also extremely valuable in terms of art history.''

Is located 55 kilometers away from Konya to visit Kilistra and daily reminders Spring,''especially in this region of Cappadocia tourism region of Antalya is tourism, although tourism is extremely easy to transport to why this was of interest. These areas often have to look good. Domestic and foreign tourists during a rally here neglected because of pollution caused by the image we are embarrassed,''he said.

'Orphaned and save this image to ruin'

Of care of the church and the surrounding rock that tells the Spring,''is located in Kilistra volcanic terrain and Gökyurt, deck, there are villages in this region, such as Botsan. Also consider the region's potential for tourism as a whole is very high. We need to do for services to tourism in these villages. Feature shows a ruined villages abandoned, these areas can be revived. Unattended and must save this image to ruin this region, integrate the tourism,''he said. Kilistra'ya show great sensitivity and to be sensitive to history that tells the Spring, Safranbolu enormous contribution to tourism in this region, adding that it is possible to see the viability of Cappadocia.

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