Cappadocia (Kapadokya)

A region in central Anatolia which prior to 1923 consisted of approximately 50,000 Greeks in 74 Greek communities (47 of which were Turcophone and 27 Grecophone).

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Traditional festive costume from Cappadocia (Central Anatolia), with embroidered robe and apron. Rum (Anatolian Greek), early 20th century.

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Greek boys school in Karvali (Cappadocia)

Το Αρρεναγωγείο κτίσθηκε με χρήματα της ΦΙΛΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΔΕΛΦΟΤΗΤΟΣ ΚΑΡΒΑΛΗΣ "ΝΑΖΙΑΝΖΟΣ" της Κωνσταντινουπόλεως (έτος ιδρύσεως 1884).

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Cappadocia, Μαλακοπή/Derinkuyu (1919) Church of Sains Theodores

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The athletic group ARGAEUS from the Religious School of Caesarea

The athletic group ΑΡΓΑΙΟΣ from the Religious School of Caesarea in Cappadocia, c1907-08. Αργαίος (or Erciyes) is the name of the tallest mountain in the region, its summit reaching some 4,000m above sea level. Caesarea (today Kayseri) was historically known as Mazana, Mazaka and Eeusebia. Prior to the genocide, Caesarea was made up of some 4,500 Christian Greeks (~5% of the population).

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The church of Saint Theodore, Malakopi, Cappadocia (1924).

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Cappadocia (Kapadokya)

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Cappadocia (Kapadokya)

Cappadocia (Kapadokya)

A region in central Anatolia which prior to 1923 consisted of approximately 50,000 Greeks in 74 Greek communities (47 of which were Turcophone and 27 Grecophone).

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