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Friday, July 19, 2013

10,000 Year Old Underground City


Underground Cities of Cappadocia, Turkey. Inhabitants dated at 10,000 years ago.

It’s known that there are around 200 underground settlements in the region and many of them are not open for visits. The underground cities are guessed to be used 3-5,000 years ago. However, it is proven that Cappadocia was inhabited since about 10,000 years ago and is considered one of the cradles of mankind.

The Deepest one, Derinkuyu is situated on Nevsehir-Nigde roadway at 30 km in south region of Nevsehir. The Derinkuyu Underground City with seven floors and depth of 85 mt has the dimensions of a city able to shelter thousands of persons. Inside there are found food stores, kitchens, stalls, churches, wine production places, ventilation chimneys, water wells and a missionary school.

Source: http://haralambic.hubpages.com/hub/Cappadocia

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia

Youtube on Derinkuyu from History Channel:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxZKV8lCvzs

Youtube Underground cities:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaMAEYF1TdI


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