Ihlara Valley

Local nameIhlara Vadisi
LocationAksaray

Ihlara is a township with own municipality in Aksaray Province, Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is situated at about 40 km from the province seat of Aksaray and near the town of Güzelyurt. The township is famed for the nearby valley of the same name, Ihlara Valley, which is a 16 km long gorge cut into volcanic rock in the southern part of Cappadocia, following several eruptions of Mount Erciyes. The Melendiz Stream flows through the valley.

The Ihlara Valley consists of 14km along the north-south Melendi River, which runs from Selime to Ihlara village. Sixteen of the valley’s 105 churches are open to visitors, and most of these are within 1km of the official valley entrance in Ihlara. The first one you are likely to see is Ağaçaltı Kilise, at the base of the stairs leading into the valley.

Tags Rock FormationRuinsValleyCave
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihlara

Address Ihlara Vadisi Yolu, Ihlara/Aksaray Province, Turkey

Coordinates 38°15'23.912" N 34°17'46.405" E

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