Zafer BARIŞ/NEVŞEHİR, (DHA)- NEVŞEHİR’in Derinkuyu ilçesindeki tarihi yeraltı şehri, yılın 12 ayı ziyaretçi akınına uğruyor. Derinkuyu ilçesinde yumuşak tüflü kayalara oyularak yapılan ve 8 kattan ...
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Derinkuyu (Turkish pronunciation: [derˈinkuju]) [a][b] also known as Elengubu, is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of Derinkuyu in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres (280 ft).
Reaching 85 meters into the earth, the subterranean city of Derinkuyu in Turkey was only rediscovered in the 1960s. But, who built it?
Home to 20,000, But Who Built it? The Underground City of Derinkuyu
Derinkuyu's living story came to a close in 1923 when the Cappadocian Greeks evacuated. More than 2,000 years after the city's likely creation, Derinkuyu was abandoned for the last time.
Derinkuyu is located in Cappadocia, a region in the Turkish heartland famed for the fantastic cragginess of its landscape, which is dotted with so-called fairy chimneys.
Found 280 feet below the Earth in the Nevşehir Province of Turkey’s Cappadocia region, Derinkuyu is an ancient underground city whose tunnels once housed 20,000 people.
Derinkuyu plunges at least 18 stories deep—some estimates suggest about 85 meters below the surface. Archaeologists have identified around 600 entrances scattered throughout the modern town of Derinkuyu, many hidden beneath homes, courtyards, and streets.
Explore Derinkuyu Underground City in Cappadocia with this travel guide on tours, costs, and tips for visiting from Istanbul and Cappadocia.
Underground Derinkuyu was a fully working community; having specific sections underground such as shops, communal rooms, wells, tombs, arsenals, apartments, religious buildings and escape routes. People living in underground Derinkuyu had everything they needed to live life properly.