Cappadocia is an ancient region name that is covering 5 cities now in middle Anatolia: Nevsehir, Aksaray, Kirsehir, Kayseri and Nigde. It covers a land of almost 450 km² and all these cities have some interesting sites to see even though most of the amazing valleys and caves have been formed in Nevsehir and Aksaray. The region was under the control of many civilizations in the history such as Assyrians, Hittites, Persian, Romans, Seljuks and Ottomans. The Hittites are accepted as the first carvers in Cappadocia realizing the softness of the rocks and they carved houses & other dwellings into the rocks rather than building them.