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Zelve Monastery, the Glossary

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The Zelve Monastery is a Byzantine-era monastery that was carved into the rock in pre-iconoclastic times.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 12 relations: Aktepe, Hassa, Avanos, Ürgüp, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Iconoclasm, Cappadocia, Dovecote, Göreme, Hoodoo (geology), Iconoclasm, Open-air museum, Turkey.

  2. Buildings and structures in Nevşehir Province
  3. Byzantine monasteries in Turkey
  4. Christian buildings and structures in the Roman Empire
  5. Churches of Göreme
  6. Greek Orthodox monasteries in Turkey
  7. Tourist attractions in Nevşehir Province

Aktepe, Hassa

Aktepe is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Hassa, Hatay Province, Turkey.

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Avanos

Avanos is a town in Nevşehir Province in the Cappadocia region of Central Anatolia, Turkey, located north of Nevşehir, the capital city of the province.

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Ürgüp

Ürgüp (Προκόπιο Prokópio, Cappadocian Greek: Prokópi, italic) is a town in Nevşehir province in the Cappadocia area of Central Anatolia, Turkey.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Byzantine Iconoclasm

The Byzantine Iconoclasm (lit) were two periods in the history of the Byzantine Empire when the use of religious images or icons was opposed by religious and imperial authorities within the Ecumenical Patriarchate (at the time still comprising the Roman-Latin and the Eastern-Orthodox traditions) and the temporal imperial hierarchy.

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Cappadocia

Cappadocia (Kapadokya, Greek: Καππαδοκία) is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Zelve Monastery and Cappadocia are Tourist attractions in Nevşehir Province.

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Dovecote

A dovecote or dovecot, doocot (Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves.

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Göreme

Göreme (Kòrama) is a town (belde) in the Nevşehir District, Nevşehir Province in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Zelve Monastery and Göreme are Tourist attractions in Nevşehir Province.

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Hoodoo (geology)

A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, or earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock formed by erosion.

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Iconoclasm

Iconoclasm (from Greek: label + label)From lit. Zelve Monastery and Iconoclasm are Byzantine Iconoclasm.

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Open-air museum

An open-air museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors.

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.

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See also

Buildings and structures in Nevşehir Province

Byzantine monasteries in Turkey

Christian buildings and structures in the Roman Empire

Churches of Göreme

Greek Orthodox monasteries in Turkey

Tourist attractions in Nevşehir Province

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelve_Monastery

Also known as Zelve.