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Cappadocia

Central Anatolian region whose rock-hewn Christian sanctuaries preserve major evidence for Byzantine image practice before and after Iconoclasm.

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Anatolia & Cappadocia

4th c.–13th c.; emphasis 8th–13th · 1 registered source

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Historical frame

UNESCO frames Cappadocia as a Byzantine province with dense rock-hewn Christian sanctuaries and strong post-Iconoclastic evidence.

Production / use

Regional use/monastic image practice; no single workshop is inferred.

Movement / provenance

No object movement route is inferred from the region alone.

Political / ecclesiastical

Monastic and political context changes across the long chronology.

Artistic relation

Rock-church decoration changes from restrained cross programs during Iconoclasm to richer figurative painting after 842.

Reception / adaptation

Later reception is not inferred from survival alone.

Uncertainty

Modern regional grouping does not create influence or production edges.

Geography is not transmission proofGeographic proximity, shared typology, or visual similarity does not establish influence, workshop movement, trade, or transmission direction.
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Göreme Valleyincludes · source-backed

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Materials + making

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History + actors

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Post-Iconoclastic Cappadocian Figurative Programs← occurs-at · source-backedFirst Iconoclast Periodassociated-with-period · qualified-source-backedSecond Iconoclast Periodassociated-with-period · qualified-source-backed

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Cappadociaincludes →Göreme Valleyincludes-monument →Tokalı Kilise
Cappadociaincludes →Göreme Valleyincludes-monument →Karanlık Kilise
Cappadocia← occurs-at →Post-Iconoclastic Cappadocian Figurative Programsfollows →Restoration of Images, 843
Cappadociaassociated-with-period →First Iconoclast Periodcontains-event →Council of Hieria, 754
Cappadociaassociated-with-period →First Iconoclast Period← historical-term-for →Iconomachy / “Image Struggle”
Cappadociaassociated-with-period →First Iconoclast Period← frames-context-around →“Transitional Period” in Byzantine Architecture
Geography source trail

Sources supporting this profile.

UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
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CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 description; image/media rights separate
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Göreme ValleyCappadocia —includes→ Göreme Valley · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-809.Post-Iconoclastic Cappadocian Figurative ProgramsCappadocia ←occurs-at— Post-Iconoclastic Cappadocian Figurative Programs · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-812.First Iconoclast PeriodCappadocia —associated-with-period→ First Iconoclast Period · qualified-source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-817.Second Iconoclast PeriodCappadocia —associated-with-period→ Second Iconoclast Period · qualified-source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-818.
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includes
Göreme Valley
source-backed · UNESCO World Heritage Centre
← occurs-at
Post-Iconoclastic Cappadocian Figurative Programs
source-backed · UNESCO World Heritage Centre
associated-with-period
First Iconoclast Period
qualified-source-backed · UNESCO World Heritage Centre
associated-with-period
Second Iconoclast Period
qualified-source-backed · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Source trail

UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
Open source ↗
CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 description; image/media rights separate

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