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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Cappadocia



Literally translated as "horse country" because in ancient times, in the days of the Hittites this land famous for beautiful thoroughbred horses. Today, this is an area in Turkey, which is equally far from the reach and Istanbul (by Ankara), and from the resort regions - Antalya or Marmaris.

If someone goes to the north, it anticipates Cappadocia salt lake Tuz. Here the Turks extract most of the edible salt.

Of course, you can catch a flight straight to this amazing, fabulous region - in its center there aerodrom. But it is for those who have "quirks"
Most people arrive by bus and tour takes two days to a week. I would not mind, and the month - still would not be enough time to explore and get everything here.
In the Bible, the land is mentioned twice:
its representatives were in Jerusalem at Pentecost and heard 120 people speaking in tongues after they descended the Holy Spirit:
...Parfyane And Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful [matters] of God? Acts 2: 9-11
As the Apostle Peter in his first epistle mentions among other brothers from Cappadocia:
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. 1 Peter 1: 1-2

This confirms that from the first century AD there were Christians.


This Sv.Teodora Greek church, not the building is old, and now does not work. Located in the town of Derinkuyu (Deep Well) for the title of the excavated underground city.
He went 8-9 floors deep, reaching to the groundwater. In these cities are our brothers - the first Christians - hid from the Gentiles, by invading armies and against the invasion of Muslim Arabs. Permanent winter and summer temperature (about 13 degrees) allowed to keep long stocks.


A circular locking stones, similar to what was in the tomb of Jesus, did the floors of the city impregnable refuge.

In order to roll back the stone, it was necessary to insert a wooden pole in a special hole. Outside the hole was not.
Researchers have unearthed underground galleries and a lot of space, some of whom are even stable!





The early Middle Ages, from the 4th century, made ​​even more famous Cappadocia: here "lived and worked" Fathers Cappadocians, the most famous of which - Gregory the Theologian, Basil the Great and John Chrysostom.








Here Christians were hiding - first fans icons - during the iconoclastic persecution.
In the churches, felled inside the rocks, preserved many murals 11-13 centuries.





Cappadocia is also known for its unusual natural formations: 

Generate all sorts of bizarre shapes legends and fables.
The names speak for themselves:



Vineyards Pasha...

in the Valley of the Fae...

Scientists are explained all this: volcanic eruptions + weathering over millions of years.
I believe that it's much easier: FLOOD.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep, and the windows of heaven were opened; and the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7: 11-12

That's washed up!
Do not need any of millions of years: two adults per day of conventional picks and shovels
able "vygryzt" in the local rock one full living room.
And if the people and time will be more

they are just such a rock turn into a fortress!
The secret is composed of: a special volcanic tuff - very soft and malleable.
Blagorarya he rocks have rozovovaty shade.






Turks Cappadocia is rightly considered one of the symbol of his country's image of stone mushrooms close to the town of Urgup at the foot of the Desire can be seen on the 50-Lirova Turkish bill.
Urgup Mayor told us: I do not understand why to us, in an area where so many Christian holy sites, thousands of tourists come from far Japan, and from the Christian Ukraine guests are so rare
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