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Kaymakli underground city (Turkish: Kaymaklı; Cappadocian Greek: Ανακού) is contained within the citadel of Kaymakli in Nevşehir Province, in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. [1] First opened to tourists in 1964, the village is about 19 km from Nevşehir , on the Nevşehir- Niğde road.
The city at Derinkuyu was fully formed in the Byzantine era, when it was heavily used as protection from Arab Muslims during the Arab–Byzantine wars (780–1180 AD). [8] [9] [d] The city was connected with another underground city, Kaymakli, through 8–9 km (5.0–5.6 mi) of tunnels. [10]
It is the site of the Kaymakli Underground City. References This page was last edited on 30 May 2023, at 15:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The city has many strata made up of volcanic granite. Its larger areas are connected to each other by tunnels, and it contains a pipe communication system reaching each of its levels. This feature is unique when compared to the Kaymakli underground city and the Derinkuyu underground city. Each carved room had ventilation provided by further ...
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Cappadocia contains several underground cities (see Kaymaklı Underground City), many of which were dug by Christians to provide protection during the Arab raids and periods of persecution. [5] The underground cities have vast defence networks of traps throughout their many levels.
The tunnel, concealed with wooden panels and hidden access through a sewer, measured approximately 300 meters on the Mexican side, with dimensions of 1.80 meters in height and 1.20 meters in width.