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Cappadocia - Fairy Chimneys<br />
The interesting rock form<strong>at</strong>ions, known as “fairy<br />
chimneys”, have been formed as the result of the<br />
erosion of this tufa layer, sculpted by wind and flood<br />
w<strong>at</strong>er, running down on the slopes of the valleys.<br />
W<strong>at</strong>er has found its way through the valleys cre<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
cracks and ruptures in the hard rock. The softer, easily<br />
erodable m<strong>at</strong>erial underne<strong>at</strong>h has been gradually<br />
swept away receding the slopes and in this way,<br />
conical form<strong>at</strong>ions protected with basalt caps have<br />
been cre<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />
The fairy chimneys with caps, mainly found in the<br />
vicinity of Urgup, have a conical shaped body and a<br />
boulder on top of it. The cone is constructed from<br />
tufa and volcanic ash, while the cap is of hard, more<br />
resistant rock such as lahar or ignimbrite. Various<br />
types of fairy chimneys are found in Cappadocia.<br />
Among these are those with caps, cones, mushroom<br />
like forms, columns and pointed rocks.<br />
Fairy chimneys are generally found in the valleys of<br />
the Uçhisar-Ürgüp-Avanos triangle, between Ürgüp<br />
and Şahinefendi, around the town of Ç<strong>at</strong> in Nevşehir,<br />
in the Soğanlı valley in Kayseri, and in the village of<br />
Selime in Aksaray.<br />
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Beypazarı Houses<br />
From an architectural point of view,<br />
Beypazarı Houses are buildings of 2 or 3<br />
floors, of Cumbali or Gusganah types. The<br />
main walls of the buildings are made of<br />
stone, the remaining parts of wood and<br />
plastered from the outside. The top of the<br />
buildings are covered with a roof of tiles.<br />
The part of the <strong>at</strong>tic raised through the<br />
roof of the houses is called Gusgana. This<br />
is used as a stock room. The untre<strong>at</strong>ed part<br />
of the upper floor of the houses is called<br />
qanti. According to tradition, people in<br />
Beypazarı leave this part untre<strong>at</strong>ed to<br />
emphasize th<strong>at</strong> they are not done in this<br />
world. These parts of the houses have been<br />
restored.