Göreme and Cappadocia
Also known as Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (v), (vii).
Region
Europe and North America
Türkiye
Inscribed
1985
Area
9,884 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Göreme and Cappadocia is about 12 km north-east of Nevşehir. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hattusha: the Hittite Capital, about 150 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Nevşehir · about 76,000 peopleabout 12 km south-west
- Kayseri · about 593,000 peopleabout 55 km east
- Niğde · about 91,000 peopleabout 80 km south
- Kırşehir · about 94,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Yozgat · about 88,000 peopleabout 130 km north
- Ereğli · about 92,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TürkiyeCultural151 km away
TürkiyeCultural209 km away
TürkiyeCultural271 km away
TürkiyeCultural293 km away
TürkiyeCultural307 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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