Cappadocia

My family is of the tribes of Benjamin and Manasseh and most of them have lived in the region of Cappadocia in Turkey for many generations.

Some of my relatives left Cappadocia and took up residence in what used to be known as Israel, but is now called Samaria and Galilee near Mount Tabor.

Apollonius of Tyana was a Greek philosopher and leader from the town of Tyana, Cappadocia in Roman Anatolia, who spent his life travelling and teaching in the Middle East, North Africa and India.

Myriam of Tyana: My family is of the tribes of Benjamin and Manasseh and most of them have lived in the region of Cappadocia in Turkey for many generations.

Some of my relatives left Cappadocia and took up residence in what used to be known as Israel, but is now called Samaria and Galilee near Mount Tabor.

In 1963, during a home renovation in the Derinkuyu District of Cappadocia, central Turkey, a local man discovered a hidden underground room after breaking through his basement wall.

Some researchers propose a connection between Göbekli Tepe and Cappadocia’s underground cities.

The extent of the subterranean networks across Cappadocia and their possible connections to other regions challenge current understanding of ancient engineering and social organization.

Extensive cave systems, such as those in Cappadocia, Turkey, appear to have been used for shelter during the cataclysm.

Derinkuyu and other underground complexes in Cappadocia may have been built in response to the Younger Dryas event, serving as refuges during extreme climate conditions.

Parthians, Medes, Elamites, dwellers in Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, parts of Libya, Cyrene, strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes, and Arabians heard them speak in their tongues.