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Zelve, is on the
Goreme
-
Avanos roadway after
Urgup.
It has been settled at
abrupt and north outskirts
of Ak Hill with distance of
1 km from Pasa Bonds. The
Zelve Oren Place formed from
three valleys is the place
having the most intensive
chimney rocks formed in the
volcanic tufas. The chimneys
rocks from the valley are
with sharpen ends and large
trunks. Furthermore there
are many settlements places
in the volcanic tufas used
for hiding by the first
Christians trying to escape
from the Roman soldiers. In
these settlement places
there are many abbeys and
churches. The church named
Direkli Church from the
outskirts of the valley
belongs to the first years
of abbey life from Zelve.
The relief crosses preferred
in the trimmings of the
churches are mostly
iconoclastic. The most
important churches of the
valley are Balikli, Uzumlu
and Geyikli Churches dated
before this period. In the
valley other than the
churches there are found
accommodation places, tunnel
opened to the two valleys,
mill, mosques and dovecotes.
How can you
go:
You can go to Zelve from
Nevsehir province by
roadway 7 km.
Nevsehir is 670 km. far
from
Istanbul, 280 km. from
Ankara, 750 km. from
Izmir. |
