Home Turkey Churches of Göreme
  • Churches of Göreme
  • Churches of Göreme

    Churches of Göreme are group of Byzantine Churches located in Göreme district in Nevşehir Province, Turkey. People of Göreme, at the heart of the Cappadocia Region, realized that these soft rocks could be easily carved out to form houses, churches, monasteries. These churches and monasteries contain many examples of Byzantine art and frescoes from the post-iconoclastic period. The churches include the Church of the Buckle (Tokalı Kilise), the Apple Church (Elmalı Kilise), the Church of Saint Barbara (Azize Barbara Kilisesi), the Snake Church (Yılanlı Kilise), the Dark Church (Karanlık Kilise) and the Church with Sandals (Çarıklı Kilise). Churches of Göreme were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia.
    World Heritage Site
    Elevation: 1106 m

    Humidity: %
    Wind:
    Powered by: OpenWeatherMap
    Flag of Turkey

    Churches of Göreme


    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1985

    history_logo

    8th Century AD


    Byzantine

    Christian

    history_logo

    Byzantine & Christian Monuments


     

    Explore More

     

  • Add Your Comment