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  • Cave Monastery of İnceğiz

  • Cave Monastery of İnceğiz

    Cave monastery of İnceğiz is a cave monastery formed by carving a rocky cliff located in İnceğiz village of Çatalca district in Istanbul Province, Turkey. It is likely that the place was inhabited from the 4th century AD until the end of the 12th century AD, and was used as a Byzantine monastery.
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    Cave Monastery of İnceğiz
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    Cave Monastery of İnceğiz

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    4th Century AD

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