CAPPADOCCIA - GOREME NATIONAL PARK

Göreme National Park occupies an area of 40 km between Nevşehir Province and Avanos and Ürgüp Districts in Central Anatolia. Göreme valley is a plateau, located on a formerly active volcanic area and was included on UNESCO World Heritage List on 6 December 1985 following the “Cappadoccia Preservation Project” realized by the High Commission of Monuments on 10 July 1976. 

The region, which inhabited numerous civilizations from 4^th until 13^th century, has a rather harmonious rural appearance. Especially, the conical shaped rocks, known as “Fairy Chimneys”, and rock surfaces were carved and used for various purposes.