Göreme
Sign in to saveGöreme (; ) is a town (belde) in the Nevşehir District, Nevşehir Province in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its population is 2,034 (2022). It is well known for its fairy chimneys (Turkish: peribacalar), eroded rock formations, many of which were hollowed out in the Middle Ages to create Christian churches, houses and underground cities. Göreme was formerly known as Korama, Matiana, Macan and Avcilar.
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Place details
- Locality
- Göreme Beldesi
- Region
- Nevşehir Province
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 6,350
- Timezone
- Europe/Istanbul
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Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- municipality
- Turkey place.name
- Göreme
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Göreme town and valley 2015.JPG
- Turkey place.image_caption
- View of Göreme town
- Turkey place.province
- Nevşehir
- Turkey place.district
- Nevşehir
- Turkey place.population_total
- 2034
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 1104
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town municipality of Turkey
- Country
- Turkey
- Population
- +2000
- Area
- +9884
- Elevation
- +1100
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Göreme town and valley 2015.JPG
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Troglodytism
- Tourism
- Gallery
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Göreme (; ) is a town (belde) in the Nevşehir District, Nevşehir Province in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its population is 2,034 (2022). It is well known for its fairy chimneys (Turkish: peribacalar), eroded rock formations, many of which were hollowed out in the Middle Ages to create Christian churches, houses and underground cities. Göreme was formerly known as Korama, Matiana, Macan and Avcilar.
Göreme sits at the heart of a network of valleys filled with astonishing rock formations. Being a centre of early Christianity, it also has the most painted churches, as well as hermitages and monasteries, in Cappadocia.