Cappadocia Facts For Kids

Visiting Cappadocia in Turkey is like going to another planet. Hundreds of volcanic rock formations look like fairy houses. Tall columns are topped with domed roofs. Some of the formations go straight up, resembling chimneys.

People have lived in Cappadocia for thousands of years. Greeks and Romans invaded this country, but the Cappadocians survived. Many were early Christians who spread the gospel. They built underground cities to hide from invaders. They built traps in their underground cities. Large boulders hid doors. They built holes in the ceilings to drop spears on their enemies. They made small passageways through their cities.

Close Up of Cappadocia Image - Science for Kids All About Cappadocia — Cappadocia is near the city of Nevşehir in southeast of Ankara, the capital of Turkey. You can see here Hundreds of volcanic rock formations look like fairy houses. Know more interesting facts all about Cappadocia below.

Fun Facts about Cappadocia for Kids

Today you can see houses, churches and temples, cut into the rocks.
Even regular houses are made out of rock.
It is hot in the summer here and cold during the winter.
The ancient people had homes above ground. Each home was connected to the underground city by a tunnel. If invaders came, the people hurried through the tunnels to hide underground.
The underground cities had everything needed to live, including pipes for fresh air, toilets, rooms to store food and wine and even places to keep animals.