Cappadocia

Cappadocia (Kappadokia) region 60 million years ago, Erciyes, Mount Hasan and the lava and ash Güllüdağ'ın sprayed layers formed by the soft rain and wind over millions of years by erosion has emerged.

Human settlement goes back to the Paleolithic era. Living in the land of the Hittites Religious later became one of the most important centers. The houses and churches carved into the rock area of the pagans to Christians fleeing from persecution have made a huge bunker.

Cappadocia region, particularly to Kırşehir Nevşehir, Niğde, Aksaray and Kayseri is a region that has spread to.

Cappadocia region, where nature and history is an integrated. Fair chimneys creating geographical events, historical processes, people, this Fairy chimneys in houses and churches that have them decorated with frescoes and thousands of years of civilization has been followed to the present. Paleolithic period of human settlements, along with the written history of Cappadocia begins with the Hittites. Colonies throughout the history of trade among countries in the commercial and social hosts, and builds a bridge, Cappadocia, Silk Road is one of the major intersections.

Geological formation

Million years ago 3. Taurus rose in the geological era. Volcanoes of the Anatolian Plateau in the north of the press goes into operation.

Erciyes, Mount Hasan and the rest in between Göllüdağ, drove to the region lavas. A soft layer of ash deposited on the plateau of tuff created. Tuff layer above the rough in places, covered with a layer of basalt lavas which were thin. Basalt cracked and torn apart. Rain leaking through the cracks began to corrode the soft tufa. Warm and cold air and wind also joined the formation. The cone of basalt rock hard so that the hats were created. Different and interesting shaped rocks that fit what the public has a name: "fairy chimney".