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Cappadocia is a fairy tale land in the middle of Anatolia. It is a land
in which history, architecture, nature and scenery have been blended in
perfect proportions. Cappadocia, “Land of Beautiful Horses” in the
ancient Persian tongue, is the oldest heart of the world. This is why
everyone who comes here falls in love with it. This is why it loves
everyone who comes to it.
This
place is a blend, a mixture. It has inspired every community that came
here, tirelessly carryýing and keeping their works to pass them on
to the future.
This
is why there's a message to the future from all those who came here.
Cappadocians, Persians, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks, Hittites, Phrygians,
Greeks, Armenians and Ottomans lived in Cappadocia. All those who came
here worked to build themselves a new world. They carved the rocks,
adorned the stones, built churches, chapels, and temples. They built
houses, streets and cities.
They
put human love into every detail.They even built homes for pigeons in
the speechless rocks. And this is when the rocks began to speak to
nature itself.
The
region enjoys a beauty created not only by the hand of man, but mainly
by nature. Rocks composed of various minerals and metals were eroded due
to climatic conditions and movements of the earth. Valleys, canyons,
nature-sculptured rock statues and fairy chimneys came into being.
This
is why people come here not only for a holiday, but also to see, to
learn and to touch the traces of the past. Every spot is mysterious, and
rich with history.
Even
from the same spot, you can never take the same picture twice, because
Cappadocia is always changing and mysterious.
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