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CAPPADOCIA
A WORLD
HERITAGE
SITE
The
interes@ng
rock
forma@ons,
known
as
"fairy
chimneys",
have
been
formed
as
the
result
of
the
erosion
of
this
tufa
layer,sculpted
by
wind
and
flood
water,
running
down
on
the
slopes
of
the
valleys.
Water
has
found
its
way
through
the
valleys
crea@ng
cracks
and
ruptures
in
the
hard
rock.
The
soJer,
easily
erodable
material
underneath
has
been
gradually
swept
away
receding
the
slopes
and
in
this
way,
conical
forma@ons
protected
with
basalt
caps
have
been
created.
The
fairy
chimneys
with
caps,
mainly
found
in
the
vicinity
of
Urgup,
have
a
conical
shaped
body
and
a
boulder
on
top
of
it.
The
cone
is
constructed
from
tufa
and
volcanic
ash,
while
the
cap
is
of
hard,
more
resistant
rock
such
as
lahar
or
ignimbrite.
Various
types
of
fairy
chimneys
are
found
in
Cappadocia.
Among
these
are
those
with
caps,
cones,
mushroom
like
forms,
columns
and
pointed
rocks.
Fairy
chimneys
are
generally
found
in
the
valleys
of
the
Uchisar-‐
Ürgüp-‐
Avanos
triangle,
between
Urgup
and
Sahinefendi,
around
the
town
of
Cat
in
Nevsehir,
in
the
Sogani
valley
in
Kayseri,
and
in
the
village
of
Selime
in
Aksaray
FORMATION
of
FAIRY
CHIMNEYS
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