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MONKS VALLEY & ZELVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Fortunately, there were only three places back to the 10th century.
in our two days of touring that challenged us Our van pulled into a roadside view point
physically. Pasabaglari (pronounced Pah- serviced by a few souvenir shops and small
shah-bah) in Monks Valley was not one of cafes. It was typical of the handful of similar
them. There was walking, yes, and dirt paths stops we made in two days. Punctuating the
too, but little or no climbing. The Valley, brown hills were odd fairy chimneys that
named for the Christian monks who lived seemed carved into recognizable forms - a
and worshiped here, has some of the most mushroom, cone, asparagus, camel, ele-
peculiar fairy chimneys in Cappadocia. Some phant, human head and other body parts.
are home to chapels and churches that date
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