Cappadocia Cappadocia name used first time by the Persian as Katpatuka which means "the land of the beatifull horses". Hitites were the first civilization; 1800 b.c to 1200 b.c. Then Thabals, Asyrian and Persians lived in there. Than Romans controlled this rocky land. Cappadocia was a refuge and a shelter for early christians during the Roman and Byzantine period. Than the region becomes an important christian teaching center. So that locals carved out over 300 cave churches and 30 underground cities. Finally, Cappadocia is a geological poem written by time,by million yeared wind and water sweeping or softly sliding by. |
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