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İnözü Valley, located to the north of Beypazarı, presents a remarkably rich landscape shaped by its natural vegetation and cultural remains. It is a narrow valley formed by the erosion of the İnözü Stream, with steep, sharply rising slopes on both sides resembling a fishbone formation. Numerous caves carved into the rocky cliffs line both sides of the valley, particularly on the western slopes, where they appear in a multi-level arrangement. Due to their location at considerable heights on the steep eastern and western slopes, access to many of these caves is extremely limited. These rock-cut spaces, which have not yet been subjected to systematic archaeological investigation, are separated by natural rock walls and open onto the valley through wide window-like openings. Some of the visible rock-cut cavities at the base of the slopes are thought to have been arranged as rock-cut tomb monuments and rock churches used for religious rituals during the Late Roman Period. Within the scope of Law No. 2863 on the Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets, the rock tombs and rock churches have been designated as archaeological sites, while the vineyard areas along the valley floor have been registered as natural protected sites.