Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Cappadocia
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics
Images & Videos
Cappadocia, Göreme National Park, Turkey: caves Cappadocia, Göreme National Park, Turkey: stone formations Cappadocia, Turkey: cave city Rose Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey Cappadocia, Anatolia (now in Turkey) Cappadocia, Turkey Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey Aktepe, Cappadocia, Turkey: stone formations Üçhisar, Cappadocia, Turkey: rock formations
Explore the volcanic rock towers, churches, and tunnels of Cappadocia
For Students
Cappadocia summary
Quizzes
Temple of Artemis at Jerash, Jordan. (Jarash, Jordan)
Ancient Anatolia
Read Next
Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom
What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
Anatolian Alevi Muslims perform Semah at a Djemevi (cem house or cemevi) to celebrate Newroz -the arrival of spring - the "Rite of Unity". They pray together in this special mass officiated by religious Alevi leader "Dede", performed dhikr and performed Semah - a religious dance, in Ismir, Turkey, March 26, 2022
Who Are the Alevis in Turkey?
Map view of Europe on a geographical globe.
Where Does the Name Europe Come From?
Discover
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
Title: Senate Square, St. Petersburg, December 14, 1825: repression of the troop mutiny - watercolor by Carl Ivanovitch Kollman, 1825 depicts Decembrist uprising clashing with cavalry, with spectators watching. (new style December 26, 1825) Europe. Saint
8 of the Largest Empires in History
Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)
8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History
The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (Alice in Wonderland)
11 Banned Books Through Time
Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England
Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

Cappadocia: Media

ancient district, Turkey
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/place/Cappadocia/images-videos

Videos

Explore the volcanic rock towers, churches, and tunnels of Cappadocia
Learn about the underground complexes of the Cappadocia region in east-central Anatolia...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

Cappadocia, Göreme National Park, Turkey: caves
Abandoned cave dwellings once used as churches and homes for monks in the 14th century...
© Connors Bros./Shutterstock.com
Cappadocia, Göreme National Park, Turkey: stone formations
Stone formations in Cappadocia; the site is now part of Göreme National Park, Turkey.
© vkph/Fotolia
Cappadocia, Turkey: cave city
Stone formations and cave city in Cappadocia, Turkey.
© Galyna Andrushko/Fotolia
Rose Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey
Rose Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey.
Geoff Tompkinson/GTImage.com (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Cappadocia, Anatolia (now in Turkey)
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Cappadocia, Turkey
Ancient rock-cut church and cave dwellings in Cappadocia, Anatolia, in present-day...
© Ozbalci/iStock.com
Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey.
Geoff Tompkinson/GTImage.com (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Aktepe, Cappadocia, Turkey: stone formations
Stone formations in Aktepe, Cappadocia, Turkey.
Geoff Tompkinson/GTImage.com (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Üçhisar, Cappadocia, Turkey: rock formations
Rock formations at night at Üçhisar, Cappadocia, Turkey.
Geoff Tompkinson/GTImage.com (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
cave dwellings in Cappadocia
Abandoned cave dwellings in Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey.
© tinzabo/Fotolia
Göreme National Park: cave dwellings
Abandoned cave dwellings in Cappadocia; the site is now part of Göreme National Park,...
© adisa/Fotolia
VIEW MORE in these related Britannica articles: