Turkey’s Cappadocia hosted over 87,000 visitors last month
Published 11 Dec,2020 via Hürriyet Daily News - Cappadocia, located in the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehire and a popular tourist hotspot in Turkey, hosted 87,000 visitors in last month amid the ongoing pandemic.
Listed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, the region hosted thousands of local and foreign visitors in November, wooing them with its historical, cultural and natural beauties as well as various activities, especially hot air balloon tours.
The Zelve Ruins in the region became one of the most popular places where around 25,000 visitors came to see the site, followed by the Göreme Open Air Museum, which hosted 23,000 tourists, and Kaymaklı Underground City, which hosted 12,000 tourists, according to the data of the Culture and Tourism Ministry.
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