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Göreme

Posted by Arco-Íris (Leiria, Portugal) on 21 September 2007 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

After the eruption of the Mount Erciyes about 2000 years ago, the Cappadocia Region, Goreme being the heart of the region, was covered with ash. This ash hardened and became so-called tufa which is basically soft rock. In the meantime, with water and wind, nature eroded these soft rocks to form the famous fairy chimneys of Goreme. At the same time, people found out that this soft rocks could be easily carved out to form houses, churches, monasteries.

I hope you enjoy my Kapadokya series.
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Canon EOS 350D
1/200 second
F/10.0
ISO 100
55 mm

goreme