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Ayazini Metropolis Church

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Ayazini Metropolis Church

İhsaniye, Afyonkarahisar

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The symbol of Ayazini: a domed Byzantine church carved into tuff rock.

Safety warning

The rock-cut steps are slippery and uneven; be careful in rainy weather.

Its story

The Metropolis Church is the most impressive of the rock-carved structures on the hillside of Ayazini village. Its cross-plan interior, dome and apse suggest it was an important religious center of the region in the Byzantine period. Together with the multistory rock dwellings around it, it forms the heart of the settlement known as the "Ayazini Metropolis." It is reached via slippery tuff steps.

Key facts

Period
Byzantine

Trip purpose

  • Photography

Location

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39.01272, 30.56959

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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayazini_metropolisi | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130294432