Ihlara valley

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Ihlara Valley
Peristrema-Tal
View of Ihlara Valley
Ihlara Valley İlçe Güzelyurt, Aksaray Province (Turkey)
Length	15 km (9.3 mi)
Geography
State/Province	Cappadocia
Coordinates	38°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.