Cappadocian Region displays a beautiful combination of nature and history.
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Cappadocian Region displays a beautiful combination of nature and history.
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Cappadocian region is the place where the nature and
history come together with most beautiful scene in the world. While
geographic events are forming Peribacalari (fairy chimneys), during the
historical period, humans had carried the signs of thousand years old
civilizations with carving houses and churches within these earth pillars and
decorating them with frisks. During the Roman Emperor, Augustus period,
territories of Cappadocian Region as a wide region lying till to the Toros
Mountains at south, Aksaray at west, Malatya at east and Eastern Black Sea
shores at north within the 17 volume book named 'Geographika' of Strabon, one of
the Antic Period writers. Today's Cappadocian Region is the area covered by
Nevsehir, Aksaray, Nigde, Kayseri, and Kirsehir cities. More limited area, rocky
Cappadocian Region is composed of hisar, Goreme, Avanos, Derinkuyu, Kaymakli,
Ihlara and environment.
Traditional Cappadocian houses and dovecotes carved into stones are showing the
uniqueness of the region. These houses are constructed on the feet of the
mountain via rocks or cut stones. Rock, which is the only construction material
of the region, as it is very soft after quarry due to the structure of the
region, can be easily processed but after contact with air it hardens and turns
into a very strong construction material. Due to being plentiful and easy to
process of the used material, regional unique masonry is developed and turned
into an architectural tradition. Materials of neither courtyard nor house doors
is wood. Upper parts of the doors built with arches are decorated with stylized
ivy or rosette motifs.
Dovecotes within the region are small structures constructed within 18th century and end of 19th century. Some of the dovecotes, which are important for showing Islamic picture art are constructed as monastery or church. Surfaces of dovecotes are decorated with rich inscriptions and adornments by regional artists.