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Central Anatolia, Turkey's volcanic heart
Central Anatolia, Turkey's volcanic heart
South of Turkey's capital Ankara you can find some of the most astonishing landscapes of the planet. Here, in Cappadocia, soft volcanic tuff has been sculpted into fantastic shapes by millennia of erosion: huge pillars and mushrooms, valleys of "folded paper" and tuff cones in which early Christians carved their vibrantly painted churches. A stark contrast is provided by the barren salt flats of Tuz Gülö and the austere capital of the ancient Hittites: Hattusha.
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'Pigeon house at Uchisar.'
Many pigeon houses in Cappadocia have painted decorations at their entrance, in accordance with an old belief that says that the birds are attracted by striking colours and forms. Pigeons were kept for their droppings, which were used as fertilizer on nearby fields. This pigeon loft was carved into one of the high tuff cones at the northern edge of Uchisar. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
'Pigeon house at Uchisar.'
Many pigeon houses in Cappadocia have painted decorations at their entrance, in accordance with an old belief that says that the birds are attracted by striking colours and forms. Pigeons were kept for their droppings, which were used as fertilizer on nearby fields. This pigeon loft was carved into one of the high tuff cones at the northern edge of Uchisar. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
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'Pigeon house at Uchisar.'
Many pigeon houses in Cappadocia have painted decorations at their entrance, in accordance with an old belief that says that the birds are attracted by striking colours and forms. Pigeons were kept for their droppings, which were used as fertilizer on nearby fields. This pigeon loft was carved into one of the high tuff cones at the northern edge of Uchisar. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
'Pigeon house at Uchisar.'
Many pigeon houses in Cappadocia have painted decorations at their entrance, in accordance with an old belief that says that the birds are attracted by striking colours and forms. Pigeons were kept for their droppings, which were used as fertilizer on nearby fields. This pigeon loft was carved into one of the high tuff cones at the northern edge of Uchisar. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
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