Uchisar

U çhisar is one of the most singular places in the world. It has been populated for an indeterminately long time.. It is situated at one of the highest point in Cappadocia.

T he top of citadel provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area. Many rooms have been hollowed out of the rock, connected to each other by stairs, tunnels and passages. At the entrance to many of the rooms are millstones. Wich could be rolled in to place to block invaders. You can see the same system in the underground cities of Cappadocia.Unfortunately today, dueto erosion, you can not visit the all rooms. indispasable place in the world. Many people is prefer to live here for a long time. Uçhisar is indispasable place in the world. Many people is prefer to live here for a long time. Uçhisar is indispasable place in the world. Many people is prefer to live here for a long time.

The top of the citadel provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area. Many rooms hollowed out into the rock are connected to each other with stairs, tunnels and passages. At the entrances of the rooms, there are millstone doors, Uchisarjust like the ones in the underground settlements, used to control access to these places. Due to the erosion in places of this multi-leveled castle, it is unfortunately not possible to reach all the rooms. Uchisar is situated at the highest point in the region, on the Nevsehir-Goreme road, just 7 km from Nevsehir. It is not known when Uchisar was first inhabited, however, in style, it resembles Ortahisar and the Selime Kalesi (castle) in the Ihlara Region.

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