A valley in Cappadocia in central Turkey, noted for its cave dwellings hollowed out of the soft tufa rock. In the Byzantine era these contained hermits' cells, monasteries, and more than 400 churches.
A valley in Cappadocia in central Turkey, noted for its cave dwellings hollowed out of soft tufa rock. In the Byzantine era, these caves contained hermits' cells, monasteries, and more than 400 churches.