The former names of the city were Korama, Matiana, Maccan or Machan and Avcilar. When the nearby Göreme Valley was designated an important tourist destination, "center" for all the tourism in Cappadocia, the name of the city was changed to Göreme for practical reasons. Göreme's historically important sites include the churches Bezirhane, Durmus Kadir, Ortahane and Yusuf Koc, in addition to the richly decorated Tokali Kilise, the Apple Church and a number of houses and pigeons carved into the cit..... more details about Goreme
