Gallery 54--of Kapadokia

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Ereğli is a Turkish toponym derived from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια ( >

Herodotus tells us that the name of the Cappadocians was applied to them by the Persians, while they were termed by the Greeks as "Syrians" or "White Syrians" (Leucosyri)

The main purpose of the Hejaz Railway us me see in the photo was to establish a connection between Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire and the seat of the Islamic Caliphate, and Hejaz in Arabia, the site of the holiest shrines of Islam and the holy city of Mecca, which is the yearly pilgrimage destination of the Hajj.The railway was started in 1900 at the behest of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II and was built largely by the Turks, with German advice and support.

The polis of caisareia.Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, (330 – 379) (Greek: Άγιος Βασίλειος ο Μέγας) was the bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor

Gioreme Kappadokia

Göreme has a large number of what are termed fairy chimneys – 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.

The earliest indication of such caves is given for Armenia by the Greek author Xenophon, who in 401 BC passed through the highlands of Cappadocia together with Greek mercenaries on the way to Persia. He reports on the how wine, grain, fruit and vegetables were stored in underground magazines.

The Byzantine writer Skutariotes also reported in the 13th century on the excellent protection the tuff caves provide against the weather and the well-balanced temperatures they guarantee throughout the year. Thus the caves prove relatively warm and easy to heat during the cold Anatolian winters, and pleasantly cool during the hot summer months

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