Derinkuyu
Underground city of the Median Empire
| Site Id: | 419 |
| Locality: | Nevşehir |
| Address: | Derinkuyu Yeraltı Şehri, Kültür Park Sokak, Demirci, Derinkuyu İlçe Merkezi, Derinkuyu, Nevşehir, İç Anadolu Bölgesi, Türkiye |
| Coordinates: | 38.3735761, 34.7351222 |
| Period: | Classical |
Attribution: Nevit Dilmen (talk), with CC BY-SA 3.0 license, original file:Derinkuyu_Underground_City_9831_Nevit_Enhancer.jpg
Wikipedia Description
The Derinkuyu underground city (Cappadocian Greek: Μαλακοπή Malakopi; Turkish: Derinkuyu Yeraltı Şehri) is an ancient multi-level underground city of the Median Empire in the Derinkuyu district in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres (280 ft). 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 Turkey and is one of several underground complexes found throughout Cappadocia. More on Wikipedia
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Maps of Derinkuyu archeological site, located in Nevşehir, Türkiye.
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