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 District
linked to: Nevşehir
climate continental climate
country Turkey
culturalHeritage Anatolian cave dwelling traditions
Christian monastic art and frescoes
hasAttraction Göreme Open Air Museum
linked to: Göreme

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 era
linked to: Byzantine period
knownFor cave dwellings
fairy chimneys
rock formations
rock-cut churches
underground cities nearby
language Turkish
locatedIn Cappadocia
Central Anatolia
Nevşehir Province
linked to: Nevşehir
near Avanos
Ürgüp
partOf Göreme National Park
linked to: Göreme
primaryEconomicSector tourism
regionType volcanic landscape
timeZone TRT (Turkey Time)
linked to: TRT
tourismActivity cultural tourism
hiking
hot air ballooning
traditionalArchitecture stone houses integrated into rock formations
transportAccess served by Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (regionally)
UNESCOListing Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
linked to: Cappadocia
usedAs monastic settlement
refuge for early Christians

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