Titlebook: Rock-cut Architecture and Underground Cities in Koramaz Valley of Kayseri, Turkey; Ali Yama? Book 2023 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and T

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Introduction,tural treasures in the area. This valley was just added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites because of its worth. All of these rock-cut cliff settlement towns in the valley, which we have inventoried one by one after a 6-year research, are described in this book after the geological

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General Information,ctures and studies on those rock-cut structures found not only in the Cappadocia region but throughout Turkey. There are thousands of these artificial cavities and most of them have not been extensively studied. An inventory that includes all of them is not yet available. Following that, a broad sum

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Underground Cities of Koramaz Valley,e and spreads over hundreds of square kilometers, has allowed the excavation of many underground defense structures in this region. So, in almost every village of Cappadocia, there is at least one, possibly more than one, underground city. Although some of these structures -which are scattered over

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Funerary Architecture of Koramaz Valley,this region, other than the Islamic tombs of relatively recent dates, there are at least five different examples of rock-carved funerary architecture dated to different periods. Apart from the first group that can be classified as rocky and floor graves, there are columbaria and wall tombs in the re

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Conclusion,, some of which date from the ninth to the eleventh centuries, as well as their sheer quantity, make this valley a historical and cultural treasure. Our ongoing research has successfully shown the exceptional and frequently overwhelming diversity of these underground structures, and a serious protec

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Introduction, aspects of the valley are discussed. Churches, underground cities, and funeral structures—the most significant rock-cut buildings in these settlements in terms of their historical significance—are covered in separate chapters.

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Conclusion,tion strategy is needed to pass on to future generations all of these rock-cut structures with a history of hundreds and thousands of years, including churches, columbaria, dovecotes, underground cities, tumuli, and Roman tombs in the Koramaz Valley.