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Turkey's Incredible Lost Underground City

... to derinkuyu Underground City, located in the Cappadocia region some 18 miles from Nevsehir in Turkey. derinkuyu is actually one of over 200 underground cities ... 3,000 and 50,000 people. Photo: Martijn Munneke derinkuyu underground city was made open to visitors and ... Wang First excavated during the Hittite times, derinkuyu was expanded over the subsequent centuries, ... the dead could be housed until such a time that derinkuyu s dwellers felt it was safe enough to venture to the surface. Photo: Martijn Munneke Photo: CHEN ... Keep reading >>

Cappadocia As Seen From Above

... one in derinkuyu it has eight floors and extends 85 m below ground. Here some impressions from the derinkuyu underground: Photo: Image via bldgblog Well, regardless of what one likes best about Cappadocia ... Keep reading >>