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Göreme
Municipality
View of Göreme town
Göreme Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Göreme Göreme (Turkey Central Anatolia) Show map of Turkey Central Anatolia
Coordinates: 38°38′35″N 34°49′44″E / 38.64306°N 34.82889°E / 38.64306; 34.82889
Country	Turkey
Province	Nevşehir
District	Nevşehir
Elevation	1,104 m (3,622 ft)
Population (2022)^[1]	2,034
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Website	goreme.bel.tr

Göreme (Turkish: [ɟœˈɾeme]; Ancient Greek: Κόραμα, romanized: Kòrama) is a town (belde) in the Nevşehir District, Nevşehir Province in Central Anatolia, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 2,034 (2022).^[1] It is well known for its fairy chimneys (Turkish: peribacalar), eroded rock formations, many of which were hollowed out in the Middle Ages to create Christian churches, houses and underground cities.^[3] Göreme was formerly known as Korama, Matiana, Macan and Avcilar.^[4]

Göreme sits at the heart of a network of valleys filled with astonishing rock formations. Being a centre of early Christianity, it also has the most painted churches, as well as hermitages and monasteries, in Cappadocia.^[5]

Once an agricultural settlement, modern Göreme is best known for its flourishing tourism industry, in particular for its hot air balloon rides,^[6] and many boutique hotels created out of old cave homes, in addition to ecclesiastical structures connected to its early Christian heritage.^[7] The village sits within the Göreme National Park which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.^[8]

The nearest airports are Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport and Kayseri Airport. The village is also served by long-distance buses from all over Turkey.

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ Demir, Ömer (1997). Cappadocia: Cradle of History. 16: Azim Matbaacılık. p. 70. However, the longest working and living period was the century when underground cities in Cappadocia were dug by Christians who could not bear Arabic and Sassanid threat after Cappadocia was conquered … It is clearly visible in some underground cities in Cappadocia that the rooms located near the entrance are profoundly different from those that are inside. Saratli and Özlüce underground cities are given as an example regarding these differences.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ "Goreme". goreme.org. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference Demir1997 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "CAPPADOCIA HOT AIR BALLOONS: THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU FLY". Journey Era. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ Demir, Ömer (1997). Cappadocia: Cradle of History. 16: Azim Matbaacılık. p. 15. History, nature and mankind have created many important wonders in Cappadocia: 1- The unique natural landscape, include fairy chimneys, rock formations and valleys. 2- The rock-hewn churches decorated with frescoes from the 6th-12th C of scenes from the Bible, especially the lives of Jesus, Mother Mary and saints.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ Lynch, Paul; McIntosh, Alison J.; Tucker, Hazel (2 June 2009). Commercial Homes in Tourism: An International Perspective. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-03028-6.