EGETÜRKİYE

Byzantine monastery rooms with carved windows in a canyon cliff beside a river.
Banaz Creek Canyon and Byzantine Rock Monastery of Ancient Pepouza at Karahallı, Uşak

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Roman eraCulture and memory

From Pepouza Montanism to Ulubey Canyon and Taşyaran Valley

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Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Linking Karahallı's holy city Pepouza of Montanism with Ulubey Canyon's 77km glass viewing terrace and Taşyaran Valley's water-carved gneiss rock basins, Uşak created a pinnacle of heritage.

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Long-form story · Culture and memory · A link to today · deniz-doga

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Periods

  • Roman era
  • Eastern Roman era
  • Ottoman era
  • The Aegean today

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