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11 de ago. de 2022 · The largest excavated underground city in the world, it was in near-constant use for thousands of years, changing hands from the Phrygians to the Persians to the Christians of the Byzantine Era.
In ancient Cappadocia, now part of modern day Turkey, the people who lived there dug incredible, honeycomb-esque cities into the soft rock—underground complexes that could go stories deep.
28 de sept. de 2023 · Whether they functioned as living spaces or defensive refuges, underground cities can be found all over the world, from Orvieto to Dixia Cheng to Derinkuyu in the Cappadocia region of Turkey.
Derinkuyu ( Turkish pronunciation: [derˈinkuju]) also known as Elengubu, Cappadocian Greek: Μαλακοπή Malakopi; Turkish: Derinkuyu Yeraltı Şehri) 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).
9 de ene. de 2024 · What sets Derinkuyu apart from other underground sites worldwide is its earned title of a habitable city. While some underground cities around the world, like Dixia Cheng in Beijing, were never used, or others, like Czechia’s Pilsen Historical Underground, were built for storage, at its peak, Derinkuyu housed 20,000 people for ...
1 de jun. de 2021 · Derinkuyu Underground City is the largest and most popular of the Cappadocia underground cities in Nevsehir, Turkey. As with the other underground cities in this region, Derinkuyu was built by early Christians to escape religious persecution.
In one unusual outback town, everything is subterranean – from churches to campsites. As the world heads for 2.7C (4.9F) of global warming, should we be heading underground?
