- High Church ADD TO MY ROUTE
Known as the Monastery of Girls, the church is stone carved on steep rocks. It is approximately 3 km from Guzelyurt town centre.
It was built in the 19th century on the top of a high rock, in which there is a chapel from the Byzantine period. Surrounding the church, where many obsidian materials are found, is undoubtedly an important neolithic settlement. The view of Güzelyurt and Hasan Mountain (3268m) from the Yüksek Church is breathtakingly beautiful. It is said that the area where the high church is located dates back to 8000 BC. It is explained by researchers that the pottery çömek pieces found in this region belong to these ages. It is said that it has a connection with two churches parallel to this church and it was used as a geological measure.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20091024102530/http://guzelyurt.org.tr/yuksek.aspx
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