Derinkuyu: 18-level underground city with 20,000 capacity - this ancient subterranean metropolis extends 280 ft (85m) deep beneath modern Turkey! It could house 20,000 people plus livestock and food stores. With ventilation shafts throughout, this was a functioning underground city. Over 200 underground cities dot the Cappadocia region 🏛️
Derinkuyu Underground City: 18-level underground city with 20,000 capacity
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Key facts
- Derinkuyu Underground City extends 18 stories and 280 ft (85m) deep into the earth
- The city covers 4 square km (1.5 square miles) hidden beneath the modern city of Derinkuyu Underground City in Turkey
- Name Derinkuyu Underground City translates to 'deep' in Turkish
- It could accommodate approximately 20,000 people plus livestock
- The city features 52 large air ventilation shafts extending 180 ft (55m) deep
- There are approximately 15,000 smaller air shafts (about 10 cm wide) for ventilation
- 1,000 lb rolling stone doors could seal each level separately
- No evidence of cave-ins throughout all 18 levels
- The site maintains a constant temperature of 55°F (13°C)
- Over 200 underground cities exist in the Cappadocia region
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Derinkuyu underground city - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
It is large enough to have sheltered as many as 20,000 people together with their livestock and food stores. It is the largest excavated underground city in ...
Derinkuyu: Strange underground city found in man's basementbigthink.com
A basement renovation project led to the archaeological discovery of a lifetime: the Derinkuyu Underground City, which housed 20000 people.
Turkey's underground city of 20,000 people - BBCbbc.com
The ancient city of Elengubu, known today as Derinkuyu, burrows more than 85m below the Earth's surface, encompassing 18 levels of tunnels.
The Mysterious Underground City Found in a Man's Basementatlasobscura.com
The anonymous Turk—no report mentions his name—had found a vast subterranean city, up to 18 stories and 280 feet (76 meters) deep and large ...
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