Ayazini Kaya Church

Ayazini Kaya Church
Klaus-Peter Simon · CC BY 3.0

Also known as: Ayazin, Ayazini, Ayazini (İhsaniye), Ayazini, İhsaniye, Айазини (ИхӀсанийе), Аязини (Ихсание), آیازینی, آیازینی (احسانیه)

A rock-cut Byzantine church in the Phrygian Valley of Afyonkarahisar province, Turkey [1] [2]. The settlement dates to the Phrygian period, but the church was carved during the Byzantine era [1] [2] [3]. The surrounding cliff contains Roman-era tombs carved directly above modern Turkish graves [2] [3].

TypeChurch
Period500 - 1000 AD
CountryTürkiye
Coordinates39.0104° N, 30.5648° E

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