Ancient site· Avanos, Nevşehir

Zelve Ören Yeri

StyleByzantine architecture

Zelve Ören Yeri is a ancient site in Avanos, Nevşehir; Zelve sits on the northern slopes of Aktepe, about 5 km from Avanos.

Zelve Ören Yeri
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Zelve sits on the northern slopes of Aktepe, about 5 km from Avanos. It contains a Byzantine-era monastery carved into the rock in pre-iconoclastic times and is today part of the Zelve Open Air Museum, located between Ürgüp and Avanos.

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