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  2. Derinkuyu underground city - Wikipedia

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    Derinkuyu (Turkish pronunciation: [derˈinkuju]) [a] [b] also known as Elengubu, 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). It is large enough to have sheltered as many as 20,000 people together with their livestock and ...

  3. Rock-cut architecture of Cappadocia - Wikipedia

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    The final Turkish inhabitants moved out of the cave settlement at Zelve in the 1950s after earthquakes had done significant damage and made the structures increasingly dangerous. Even today, however, some caves in Uçhisar, Ortahisar, and the Soğanlı valley are still used, at least during the hot summer months, usually with a house attached ...

  4. Cave dwellings of Ahlat - Wikipedia

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    The cave dwellings of Ahlat (Turkish: Ahlat Mağara Evleri) are hundreds of caves located in Ahlat district of Bitlis Province, eastern Turkey, which were used as dwellings in the prehistory. There are about 500–600 caves located in various parts of Ahlat, [1] around 3.6 km (2.2 mi) southwest.

  5. Cappadocia - Wikipedia

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    Cappadocia (/ k æ p ə ˈ d oʊ ʃ ə ˌ-ˈ d oʊ k i ə /; Turkish: Kapadokya, from Ancient Greek: Καππαδοκία) is a historical region in Central Anatolia region, Turkey.It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde.

  6. The extraordinary and ancient secret places hidden under Turkey

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    Turkey is rich with ancient wonders. Straddling Europe and Asia, the country has been at the heart of numerous empires, which have left behind archaeological attractions to rival its many natural ...

  7. List of caves in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of some of the approximately 40,000 caves in Turkey, which provide an important tourist attraction for the country. There are such a high number due to karstification in the west and central Taurus Mountains .

  8. İnceğiz Cave Monastery - Wikipedia

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    A view of the interior of the cave monastery. Multilingual inscription for the Cave Monastery of İnceğiz. The Cave Monastery of İnceğiz (Turkish: İnceğiz Mağara Manastırı) is a cave monastery formed by carving a rocky cliff located in İnceğiz village of Çatalca district in Istanbul Province, northwestern Turkey.

  9. List of ancient settlements in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Below is the list of ancient settlements in Turkey.There are innumerable ruins of ancient settlements spread all over the country. While some ruins date back to Neolithic times, most of them were settlements of Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Ionians, Urartians, and so on.

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