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Yanıkyöre volcanic rock formations
The district is renowned for the cone-shaped volcanic rock formations, numbering at about eighty, in the nearby Yanıkyöre (literally the burnt land) area, also sometimes still referred to, including in Turkey, under the Greek name of Katakekaumene, which has the same meaning. Increasingly brought to the attention of a wider public in recent years as a natural curiosity, other recently coined terms to describe the area include "Cappadocia of the Aegean Region, Turkey" or even "Kuladocia". Kula Volcanic Geopark was accepted and certificated by UNESCO on 6 September 2013 at 37th UNESCO general conference in Naples. So that Kula Volcanic Geopark joined UNESCO Global Geopark Network. Also this patent became the first geopark of Turkey, 58th geopark in Europe, and 96th geopark in the world. The fairy chimneys in Kula, dating back 2 million years, were formed from volcanic ash. These beauties are still standing in Kula, although some of them are being destroyed by nature, said Professor Asaf Koçman of Ege University. The Kula Volcanics has been a major attraction since the antiquity times. The great ancient Greek Geographer Strabo (63BC-24AD) after his journey to Italy he saw these lavas and compared those active volcanoes with Kula, he concluded that Kula volcanic area is just like once up on a time the areas of volcanoes in Italy. So Kula seems to be the first place where “extinct volcano” is implemented in the world. Strabo in his majestic book “Geographica” named Kula as “Katakekaumene” (fire-born) because of the coal black lava.
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Yanıkyöre volcanic rock formations
The district is renowned for the cone-shaped volcanic rock formations, numbering at about eighty, in the nearby Yanıkyöre (literally the burnt land) area, also sometimes still referred to, including in Turkey, under the Greek name of Katakekaumene, which has the same meaning. Increasingly brought to the attention of a wider public in recent years as a natural curiosity, other recently coined terms to describe the area include "Cappadocia of the Aegean Region, Turkey" or even "Kuladocia". Kula Volcanic Geopark was accepted and certificated by UNESCO on 6 September 2013 at 37th UNESCO general conference in Naples. So that Kula Volcanic Geopark joined UNESCO Global Geopark Network. Also this patent became the first geopark of Turkey, 58th geopark in Europe, and 96th geopark in the world. The fairy chimneys in Kula, dating back 2 million years, were formed from volcanic ash. These beauties are still standing in Kula, although some of them are being destroyed by nature, said Professor Asaf Koçman of Ege University. The Kula Volcanics has been a major attraction since the antiquity times. The great ancient Greek Geographer Strabo (63BC-24AD) after his journey to Italy he saw these lavas and compared those active volcanoes with Kula, he concluded that Kula volcanic area is just like once up on a time the areas of volcanoes in Italy. So Kula seems to be the first place where “extinct volcano” is implemented in the world. Strabo in his majestic book “Geographica” named Kula as “Katakekaumene” (fire-born) because of the coal black lava.