10 interesting facts about Cappadocia - this is the minimum that can describe an amazing region. If you want to visit this charming place and see this wonder of the world with your own eyes, you can take part in excursions to Cappadocia from Side.

Cappadocia receives millions of foreign and local tourists every year. And every day gives us new keys to reveal their secrets. If you are looking for adventure, you should add this place to your list of places to visit. Because Cappadocia the perfect place for that. 10 interesting facts about Cappadocia are not all that can be said about this unique place, but it is worth starting with.

Cappadocia

Cappadocia is a unique place that has no analogues on earth. This place contains many secrets and mysteries. 10 interesting facts about Cappadocia are just what you need to know before traveling. During excursions to this magnificently beautiful place, our historians guides will tell you a lot of useful and interesting information.

So, 10 interesting facts about Cappadocia:

1. The Cappadocia region has been open to tourism since 1960.
2. A lot of & nbsp; films have been filmed in Cappadocia. Over the past 40 years, 193 films, television series, shows, documentaries and commercials have been filmed by representatives of 32 countries.
3. There are about 200 underground cities in Cappadocia. But only 36 of them are known. The largest and most amazing is the underground city of Derinkuyu.
4. Cappadocia is a region, not a city.
5. The meaning of the word Cappadocia is 'Land of Beautiful Horses', translated from Persian.
6. Goreme Open Air Museum in Cappadocia was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.
7. The Cappadocia region is mainly known for the cities of Goreme, Urgup, Avanos and Uchisar. However, Cappadocia is actually the name of a huge region that includes the provinces of Nevsehir, Kyrshehir, Nigde, Aksaray and Kayseri.
8. Cappadocia is located 305 km from Ankara, 750 km from Istanbul, 780 km from Izmir and 535 km from Alanya.
9. Assyrians, Hittites, Persians, Phrygians and Romans lived in these lands, which are now wonders of nature.
10. There are many churches and monasteries in Cappadocia. The most famous of them are Karanlyk Church (Dark Church), Yylanli Church (Serpentine), Elmali Church (Apple), Tokaly Church (Pryazhka), Yuzyumlu Church (Grape), Women's Monastery.