Ihlara valley

Ihlara Valley
Peristrema-Tal
View of Ihlara Valley
Length15 km (9.3 mi)
Geography
State/ProvinceCappadocia
Coordinates38°15′40″N 34°17′32″E / 38.26111°N 34.29222°E / 38.26111; 34.29222

The Ihlara Valley (or Peristrema Valley; Turkish Ihlara Vadisi) is a canyon which is 15 km long and up to 150 m deep in the southwest of the Turkish region of Cappadocia, in the municipality of Güzelyurt, Aksaray Province. The valley contains around 50 rock-hewn Christian churches and numerous rock-cut buildings.