Göreme

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Göreme is a historic town in central Turkey renowned for its unique rock formations, cave dwellings, and rock-cut churches within the Göreme National Park in the Cappadocia region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
tourist destination
town
administrativeDivision Nevşehir
surface form: Nevşehir District
climate continental climate
country Turkey
culturalHeritage Anatolian cave dwelling traditions
Christian monastic art and frescoes
hasAttraction Göreme self-linksurface differs
surface form: Göreme Open Air Museum

rock-cut frescoed churches
valley hiking trails
hasGeologicalFeature eroded valleys
tuff rock formations
hasReligiousSite monasteries
rock-cut churches
hasView panoramic balloon-filled skies at sunrise
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia)
historicalPeriodOfDevelopment Byzantine period
surface form: Byzantine era
knownFor cave dwellings
fairy chimneys
rock formations
rock-cut churches
underground cities nearby
language Turkish
locatedIn Cappadocia
Central Anatolia Region
surface form: Central Anatolia

Nevşehir
surface form: Nevşehir Province
near Avanos
Ürgüp
partOf Göreme self-linksurface differs
surface form: Göreme National Park
primaryEconomicSector tourism
regionType volcanic landscape
timeZone TRT
surface form: TRT (Turkey Time)
tourismActivity cultural tourism
hiking
hot air ballooning
traditionalArchitecture stone houses integrated into rock formations
transportAccess Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport
surface form: served by Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (regionally)
UNESCOListing Cappadocia
surface form: Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
usedAs monastic settlement
refuge for early Christians

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Cappadocia hasCity Göreme
Central Anatolia Region containsUNESCOSite Göreme
this entity surface form: Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
Asian Turkey containsCity Göreme
Göreme partOf Göreme self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Göreme National Park
Göreme hasAttraction Göreme self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Göreme Open Air Museum
Ürgüp nearbyAttraction Göreme
this entity surface form: Göreme National Park
Ürgüp nearbyAttraction Göreme
this entity surface form: fairy chimneys of Cappadocia
Ürgüp nearbySettlement Göreme
Avanos locatedNear Göreme
Uçhisar near Göreme
Uçhisar hasViewOf Göreme
this entity surface form: Göreme National Park
Ortahisar nearbySettlement Göreme
Rose Valley near Göreme
Rose Valley accessFrom Göreme
this entity surface form: Göreme town
Red Valley near Göreme
Red Valley accessFrom Göreme
this entity surface form: Göreme town
Pigeon Valley near Göreme
Pigeon Valley accessPoint Göreme
this entity surface form: Göreme trailhead