{"id":7556,"date":"2014-12-27T05:19:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-27T04:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/?p=7556"},"modified":"2015-01-17T03:54:36","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T02:54:36","slug":"incegiz-cave-monastery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/?p=7556","title":{"rendered":"\u0130nce\u011fiz Cave Monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7557\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/?p=7636\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7557\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7557\" title=\"incegiz01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz01-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"South-west facing facade\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz01-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz01-1024x763.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North-west facade<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These caves are on the south side of \u0130nce\u011fiz<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> (41.181763, 28.403906), about 8km north-west of \u00c7atalca. Archaeological evidence suggests that they have been inhabited since at least 5000BC but the structures that are most obvious were carved out of the rock in Byzantine times. The church on the second storey appears to date from the 11th or 12th century.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<div id=\"attachment_7558\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/?p=7690\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7558\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7558\" title=\"incegiz011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz011-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The late Byzantine church\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz011-1023x768.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The late Byzantine church<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7559\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/?p=7695\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7559\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7559\" title=\"apse\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/apse-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Central apse of church, with carved dome\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/apse-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/apse-768x1023.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Central apse of church, with carved dome<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7560\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/?p=7709\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7560\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7560\" title=\"3-apse-side-chapel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/3-apse-side-chapel-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"General view of church, showing three apses and side chapel (left)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/3-apse-side-chapel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/3-apse-side-chapel-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">General view of church, showing three apses and side chapel (left)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7561\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/?p=7715\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7561\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7561\" title=\"passage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/passage-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Passageway leading from the church to a small chapel\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/passage-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/passage-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passageway leading from the church to a small chapel<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7562\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/?p=7719\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7562\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7562\" title=\"incegiz-steps\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz-steps-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Steps from second to third storey\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz-steps-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz-steps-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steps from second to third storey<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7563\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/?p=7723\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7563\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7563\" title=\"incegiz-view\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz-view-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Large chamber on third storey\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz-view-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/incegiz-view-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large chamber on third storey<\/p><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freetellafriend.com\/tell\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.enormousfish.co.uk%2F%3Fp%3D7556&title=%C4%B0nce%C4%9Fiz+Cave+Monastery\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.freetellafriend.com\/tell\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.enormousfish.co.uk%2F%3Fp%3D7556&title=%C4%B0nce%C4%9Fiz+Cave+Monastery', 'freetellafriend', 'scrollbars=1,menubar=0,width=617,height=530,resizable=1,toolbar=0,location=0,status=0,screenX=210,screenY=100,left=210,top=100'); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share This Post\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enormousfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/tell-a-friend\/button.gif\" style=\"width:127px;height:16px;border:0px;\" alt=\"Share This Post\" title=\"Share This Post\" 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Archaeological evidence suggests that they have been inhabited since at least 5000BC but the structures that are most obvious were carved out of the rock in Byzantine times. 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