Ihlara Valley
Aksaray · Archaeological site
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Aksaray
- Elevation
- 1,209 m
- Wikidata
- Q22343387
About
The Ihlara Valley (or Peristrema Valley; Turkish Ihlara Vadisi) is a canyon which is 15 km long and up to 150 m deep in the southwest of the Turkish region of Cappadocia, in the municipality of Güzelyurt, Aksaray Province. The valley contains around 50 rock-hewn Christian churches and numerous rock-cut buildings.
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Location
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The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Ihlara Valley: about 170 km and 2 h 50 min of travel, plus roughly 7 h 30 min for the visits.
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Directions for this routeDistances are straight-line estimates adjusted for roads; check each museum's hours before you go.
On these itineraries
- Three Days in Cappadocia · 3 days · about 11 h 5 min
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