A fairy chimney is a conical rock formation, typically found in the Cappadocia region of Turkey.
Fairy chimneys – towerlike rock cones or tufa cones that have been hollowed out over the centuries to produce several storeys of dwellings and storage chambers extending right up to the peak. Göreme is the only place in the world with free-standing "sky-scraper" caves. Over millions of years this rock has eroded to form natural cones and columns, locally termed peribacalari, or "fairy chimneys", on the landscape and, for centuries, these have been carved and hollowed to form cave-dwellings, stables and places of worship.
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Location: Neveshir, Capadoccia, Turkey
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