Cave dwellings in Cat Valley in Cappadocia, region Anatolia, Turkey. The Cat Valley is one of the less known valleys of Cappadocia.

Cave dwellings in Cat Valley in Cappadocia, region Anatolia, Turkey. The Cat Valley is one of the less known valleys of Cappadocia. Stock Photo
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Andreas Prott / Alamy Stock Photo

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R7TH2R

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5616 x 3744 px | 47.5 x 31.7 cm | 18.7 x 12.5 inches | 300dpi

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12 May 2012

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Cappadocia, Turkey

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Cave dwellings in Cat Valley in Cappadocia, region Anatolia, Turkey. The Cat Valley is one of the less known valleys of Cappadocia. It has a lot of cave dwellings and pigeon houses. <br><br>Three million years ago the nearby volcano Erciyes spit out ashes to form a layer of tuff. Rainwater eroded the tuff to strange forms. A lot of houses were carved into the soft tuff rock. Formerly the farmers carved Pigeon Houses into the stone to 'harvest' the dung (guano) once a year as fertilizer for their fields.