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The Hill of Wishes  cappadocia The Hill of Wishes Turkey The Hill of Wishes Erected by Vecihi Pacha in 1268, the mausoleum of Nükrettin, popularly known as Kilicarslan (Sworded Lion), is located on the crest of this hill. A curious feature of the tomb is a seven hundred meters long tunnel the purpose if which is still  [ Read More ]

Urgup Cappadocia  Urgup data  Urgup Turkey This township is an important administrative and commercial center much frequented by foreigners coming to Cappadocia.. Before the Ottoman conquest, Ürgüp was a Christian religious center. The precipitous cliff that overlooks the town is proliferated with troglodyte dwellings of the past, the galleries and stairways of which are now  [ Read More ]

MUSTAFAPACHA URGUP MUSTAFAPACHA CAPPADOCIA MUSTAFAPACHA Formerly known as Sinasos, the village was inhabited by Greek Orthodox Christians until the 1924 population exchange between Greece and Turkey. There are several churches and chapels in the neighborhood, but only very few of them are worth visiting. The Kara Kilise (Dark Church) has been named so because bonefires kindled  [ Read More ]

Treasures some unique manuscripts, including the work of Guillaume de Jerphanion, a French art historian, who had spent most of his life in the Cappadocia caves, copying frescos, designs and texts, measuring floors and pillars, all which he recorded in a large, handwritten volume, illustrated by himself. Scholars and authors are permitted to study this  [ Read More ]

Damsa Date  The village is rich in Islamic monuments which indicate general prosperity here between the 12th and 14th centuries. The mosque and the Seljuk tomb are works of art, but of the ancient Medrese  (Islamic school) only the elaborately carved main entrance is still standing.

CEMILKOY The Monastery of the Archangel, Hagios Stephanos, which dates to the 9th century and the Curch of Saint Euphemia, with a portrait of the saint set in a medallion, are worth seeing.

MAVRUCAN The group of churches here dates to the pre-iconoclasm period. The nearby necropolis with many sculpted and still intact tombs is interesting.

urgup informations urgup cappadocia Ürgüp was called ” Assiana” in antiquity and has been an important settlement throughout the ages. It acquired the name ” Başhisar” (Chief Castle) in the Seldjuk period and lies 18 kilometers away from Nevşehir. It’s one of the pretty cities of the region with its splendid castle right in the middle  [ Read More ]