| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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The entrance to Avanos, a large village famous for its pottery. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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A potter. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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The distinctive houses of Avanos. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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Weaver. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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Series of guest houses. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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Pottery sellers. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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Pottery shop where the owner collects a lock of hair from each female visitor. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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Two women. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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Avanos is the size of a small town. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
|
|
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Street scene. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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Blue house. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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Man and grand child. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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Archway. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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|
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Typical house. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
|
|
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A group of houses. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avanos |
|
|
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Family with donkey. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
|
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|
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Derinkuyu is one of several underground cities in Cappadocia. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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The large village of Uchisar can be seen from a distance. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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The town is set on a hillside. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Uchisar is a fortress carved from the soft stone. The name means "three forts". |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Street scene. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Stone houses. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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Wooden cart. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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Stone and brick houses. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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Hilly streets. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Collection of houses on a hill. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Cave dwelling. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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View of the central fortress. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Multiple level houses. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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Steep road. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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A street of mansions. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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View from the hill. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Village house. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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View over Uchisar. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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The landscape around Uchisar. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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Decorated stonework. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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Girls in a mulberry tree. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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Free standing and rock carved buildings. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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View of the town and the highway. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Landscape around Uchisar. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Minarets. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Stone houses. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Paths through the town. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Fairy Chimneys. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Patch of green. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Stone houses set among rocky outcrops. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
|
|
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Abandoned cave dwellings. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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|
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The highway. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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|
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Avcilar is a small village, one of the many in the spectacular region. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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|
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Houses. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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|
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The village is very rural. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
|
|
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Farmers tending their land. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
|
|
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Cattle. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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|
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Guest house in a Fairy Chimney. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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|
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Rural scene. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
|
|
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House made partly of stone and partly carved from the rock. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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|
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A group of children. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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|
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Fairy chimneys. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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|
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The spectacular landscape of Cappadocia. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
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|
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Kayseri was originally founded by the Hittites. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
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|
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The city is named after the Roman Emperor, Tiberius. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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Mount Erciyes overlooks the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Kursunlu Mosque |
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The entrance to the Kersunlu Mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Kursunlu Mosque |
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The Ottoman style mosque dates from 1585 and is overlooked by Mount Erciyes. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Kursunlu Mosque |
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The interior. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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School children. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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A Byzantine building now used as a wool market. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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The wool market. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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Horse and cart. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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The wool market. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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Stone mason. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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Buying sheep. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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Kadi Hammam is a Turkish bath house. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Ulu Cami |
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The Great Mosque (Ulu Cami) dates from 1205. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Ulu Cami |
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The interior. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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The Citadel stands in the city centre. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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The market by the Citadel. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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People at the market. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Huant Hatun Mosque |
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The Huant Hatun Mosque dates from 1228. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Huant Hatun Mosque |
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Detail of the Seljuk style carved entrance. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Huant Hatun Mosque |
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Detail of carved stonework. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Huant Hatun Mosque |
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The building is very ornate. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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Tyre shop. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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The snow capped Mount Erciyes (3916m). |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Doner Turbe |
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The Doner Turbe (Revolving Tomb) was built in 1276 by the Seljuk Turks. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Doner Turbe |
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The tomb is intricately carved. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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A pretty park. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
|
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Clock tower. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Sahibiye Medrese |
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The walled Sahibiye Medrese was originally a school. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Sahibiye Medrese |
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The carved portal dates from 1267. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Chifte Medrese |
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The Chifte Medrese was originally a hospital built in 1206. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Chifte Medrese |
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The building is now a medical museum. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Ethnographic Museum |
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The Ethnographic Museum is set in a medrese built by a sultan's wife, Huant Hatun. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Ethnographic Museum |
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Illuminated Quran. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Ethnographic Museum |
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Weaving. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Ethnographic Museum |
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Ottoman illuminated Quran. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Ethnographic Museum |
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Ottoman coins. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Ethnographic Museum |
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Caligraphy. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Kayseri |
|
Ethnographic Museum |
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Ottoman furniture. |
1986 |
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