Cappadocia
Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyon houses numerous rock-face churches.
People born in Cappadocia (First 28 people) - Page 0
Saint George
Nikephoros II Phokas
Soldier
Alexander of Jerusalem
Bishop
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
Physician
Romanos IV Diogenes
Dorothea of Caesarea
Saint Nino
Emmelia of Caesarea
Saint Mercurius
Glaphyra
Juba II's wife
Archelaus of Cappadocia
Prince
Agathius
Saint
Achillius of Larissa
Saint
Theodosius the Cenobiarch
Monk
Philostorgius
Historian
Asterius of Amasea
Lawyer
Heraclius
Byzantine emperor
Bardas Phokas the Younger
Byzantine general
Eunomius of Cyzicus
Author
Aedesius
Philosopher
Auxentius of Milan
Theologian
Elpidius the Cappadocian
Saint
Ariarathes V of Cappadocia
King
Ariarathes X of Cappadocia
King
Leo Phokas the Younger
Byzantine general
Bardas Phokas the Elder
Byzantine general
Leo Phokas the Elder
Byzantine general