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tombs cut out of the rock. The frescoes were covered over with black paint and are heavily damaged. Opposite this is the
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collected by the large number of dovecotes carved into the cliffs. Since the valley is some distance from the centre of the
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Karabaş Kilisesi ('Church with the Black Heads'), formerly known as ("St. Catherine Church"). in the northern branch of the valley has a nave with a
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