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One of the
Cappadocia area
underground cities is
Gaziemir underground city.
Gaziemir underground city,
which was opened on June 23,
2007, has an entrance hall
built with stone and is 10
mt in lenght. This hall is
built with overlap technique
that we see another example
in Hattusha, the capital
city of Hittites. At the end
of the hall there is an open
area to reach the other
partsof the
underground city. The
other parts of the stracture
is located around this area.
This stracture has kept
being unavailable because
this area was full of mud
that was carried by floods.
Many remains found during
cleaning works indicate that
the underground city was
used during
Byzantine period. Two
churches, a winery, and many
wine barrels are encountered
in the underground city.
Along with these remains,
food stores, bams, tandoor
fireplaces. Turkish baths,
and various living areas can
be seen. many of the
corridors that link
different areas are wide
enough for a camel to pass
through. Camel bones and
animal tying places carved
in walls, suggest that here
was used as a public house,
during following periods.
Other
underground cities of
Cappadocia area
Tatlarin Underground city
Derinkuyu Underground City
Ozkonak Underground City
Mazi Village Underground
City
Kaymakli
Underground City
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