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The Çanlı Church, which draws attention with its mummies unearthed until today, is also an important religious center. Çanlı Church is also one of the best views across Hasan Mountain.
The interior of the Çanlı Church. It is decorated with frescoes about Jesus and his Apostles. There are houses of various sizes carved into the rocks and dating from the 10th to the 14th centuries in the church and its surroundings. In the researches, it has been understood that the big houses were divided into parts in order to ensure the survival of more than one family when the people of the region became poor.
During the architectural survey in the residential area to the east of the Çanlı Church, two large churches, two chapels and a monastery consisting of chambers near them were identified.
Source:
https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/aksaray/gezilecekyer/canli-kilise
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