Old troglodytic cave dwellings and the rock Castle of Uchisar, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

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Rock cut houses and churches in Uchisar Goreme Cappadocia Turkey Asia These caves were first inhabited by Christians and are now used to store produce as the temperature inside is always the same The rock formations are caused by erosion eating away the layers of volcanic ash at different rates and the houses caves are hacked out with a pick

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Location: Old troglodytic cave dwellings and the rock Castle of Uchisar, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey
Photo credit: © Gavin Hellier / Alamy / Afripics
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