Cappadocia (Turkish: Kapadokya) is an
area in Central Anatolia in Turkey best known for its unique
moon-like landscape, underground cities, cave churches and houses
carved in the rocks.
The Cappadocian Region located in the center of the Anatolian
Region of Turkey, with its valley, canyon, hills and unusual rock
formation created as a result of the eroding rains and winds of
thousands of years of the level, lava-covered plain located between
the volcanic mountains Erciyes, Melendiz and Hasan as well as its
troglodyte dwellings carved out of the rock and cities dug out into
underground, presents an otherworldly appearance.
The eruptions of these mountains which were active volcanoes in
geological times lasted until 2 million years ago. A soft tuff
layer was formed, 150 m in thickness, by the issuing lavas in the
valley surrounded by mountains. The rivers, flood water running
down the hillsides of valleys and strong winds eroded the
geological formations consisting of tuff on the plateau formed with
tuff layers, thus creating bizarre shapes called fairy Chimneys.
These take on the names of mushroom shaped, pinnacled, capped and
conic shaped formations.
