Love Valley, Goreme National Park, Cappadocia, Turkey

Fairy chimneys in Love Valley or Bagildere Vadisi, in Goreme National Park, between Goreme and Uchisar, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, with harder basalt caps topping the chimneys. The area also contains cave dwellings, underground towns and churches, carved out of the rock in the Byzantine period. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Anatolian Basalt Capadocia Cappadocia Cappadocian Eroded Erosion Geological Goreme Kapadokya Lunar Milli Nevsehir Parki Phallic Phallus Protected Sites Tarihi Tuff Vadisi Volcanic

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