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Derinkuyu Underground City
DERINKUYU UNDERGROUND CITY
Derinkuyu
is the biggest
underground city
in between 7 others, which are open for visit in
Cappadocia Region
.
There is no proven date or information about when
underground cities
excavated. However it's a big chance that they dug and been used by the
Christians
who were escaping from
Arabian Invaders
who passed by between 7
th
to 11
th
centuries.
It is quite hard to believe that, but only 10 to 15 percent of the
Derinkuyu Underground City
is open for exhibition. The actual depth of it is assumed to be 12 storeys but only 8 floors can be seen due to safety issues. But do not worry, 8 storeys are pretty good for a museum like this.
Derinkuyu Underground City
had a restoration in
1965
. During yhis restoration they restored the lay of foundation, church, missionary school, kitchen and storages.
If you want to learn more about underground cities you can click this
link.
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Biblography
*
GÜR, Selçuk
, “Anadolu Uygarlıkları ve Antik Kentler”, Alfa Yayınevi,
İstanbul, 2007
*
İŞÇEN, Olcaytu & Yavuz
, Destination Cappadocia, Peribacası Kapadokya Tanıtım ve Kültür Dergisi
Ankara, 2008
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