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Ihlara Valley

Aksaray · Archaeological site

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Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Aksaray
Elevation
1,209 m
Wikidata
Q22343387

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The Ihlara Valley (or Peristrema Valley; Turkish Ihlara Vadisi) is a canyon which is 15 km long and up to 150 m deep in the southwest of the Turkish region of Cappadocia, in the municipality of Güzelyurt, Aksaray Province. The valley contains around 50 rock-hewn Christian churches and numerous rock-cut buildings.

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