Most of the local cuisine depends on wheat and mutton, two major agricultural products of this arid steppe region. [[Cappadocia]], however, features some vegetable-based local food thanks to its more fertile soil and the [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonian]] immigrants who were settled in the area in 1920s.
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Central Anatolia (Turkish: İç Anadolu) is a region of Turkey. It occupies country's central plateau, which is mostly a steppe.
Cappadocia - a land of "fairy chimneys" and underground cities.
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Get in
While Ankara's Esenboğa is the main international airport in the region, it's not on par with most other airports of capital cities of the world with a little number of international connections and you usually have to transfer via one of Istanbul's airports when approaching from out of country. Konya, Kayseri, and Sivas also have airports with fairly frequent domestic services.
Ankara is well-served by passenger trains from almost anywhere in the country with a rail line. Most lines have at least one service every day. Eskişehir is served by trains from northwest and west to Ankara, while trains from east pass through Sivas and Kayseri first on their way to Ankara. Trains from south also pass through Kayseri.
Well-paved and wide highways, and usually those in motorway standards, connect the region to all directions.
This is a landlocked region and irregular flow of the rivers don't let boats to navigate along, though you may try your chance with a canoe, instead.
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Most cities in the region, especially Konya, Kayseri, and Sivas, have a large number of Seljuq-built monuments, which are known for their majestic portals and exqisite stone masonry.
Tuz Gölü (literally Salt Lake) is located in the very centre of Central Anatolia, between Ankara, Konya, and Aksaray, and is Turkey's second largest lake after Lake Van, although only about 2 (yes, two) meters deep at most. During summer months, it literally evaporates and leaves behind a flat and completely white landscape, just like a salt desert. You can walk around or even harvest salt with your own hands. It's also a good spot for birdwatching as it's an important stop-over for migratory birds on their route from Europe to Africa and vice versa during spring and autumn. Don't forget to bring good shoes and sunglasses as the already-shiny sun reflects to eyes double stronger with the extra power it obtains from saltpan.
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Most of the local cuisine depends on wheat and mutton, two major agricultural products of this arid steppe region. Cappadocia, however, features some vegetable-based local food thanks to its more fertile soil and the Macedonian immigrants who were settled in the area in 1920s.
