Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is
known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock
formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other
notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by
troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early
Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyon houses numerous rock-face
churches.