Museum· Avanos, Nevşehir
Zelve Open-Air Museum
Zelve Açık Hava Müzesi
Zelve Open-Air Museum is a museum in Avanos, Nevşehir.
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- Location
- 38.6681°N · 34.8648°E
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Highlights
- Historic artifacts and collections distinctive to the region
- Exhibits that reflect local culture
Story
Zelve Open-Air Museum preserves the rock-cut settlement extending across three valleys on the steep northern slopes of Aktepe near Avanos. The valley was a residential and religious center for Christian communities from the ninth to the thirteenth centuries, and village life continued after the arrival of the Turks in Anatolia. Because of rockfalls, residents moved to Yeni Zelve between 1949 and 1954, and the site became an open-air museum in 1967. Among the fairy chimneys are rock-cut houses, churches and monasteries, a mosque, dovecotes, a mill, and a tunnel connecting the valleys.
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