manuel cohen

Pancarlik Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

Eroded landscape of the Pancarlik Valley, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. This area has many early christian churches carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Contained in galleries: Cappadocia, Turkey

Eroded landscape of the Pancarlik Valley, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. This area has many early christian churches carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen