Fresco, Cavusin Church, Goreme National Park, Cappadocia, Turkey

Fresco of the Flight into Egypt, in Cavusin Church, built 964-65, at Cavusin, a village between Avanos and Goreme, in Goreme National Park, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The church is cut into the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. 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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LC18_Cappadocia_MC_098.jpg

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Manuel Cohen

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Cappadocia, Turkey