Cave Dwellings - Üçhisar Castle - Cappadocia

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Cave Dwellings - Üçhisar Castle - Cappadocia

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Troglodyte dwellings in a large eroded rock formation called the Üçhisar Castle in Cappadocia (Turkey)

The eroded rock formations of Cappadocia look like sandstone, but it is actually volcanic tuff, a type of rock consisting of consolidated volcanic ash that originated from ancient volcanic eruptions in the region.

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Photo taken on September 29, 2006
2. Kale Sk, 50000 Uçhisar/Nevşehir Province, Turkey
GPS coordinates: 38.630295,34.805462 - Download KML file for Google Earth (and other mapping apps)
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