DERINKUYU THE UNDERGROUND MEGACITY

In 1963, a man in the Nevsehir Province of Turkey knocked down a wall of his home. Behind it, he discovered a mysterious room. The man continued digging and soon discovered an intricate tunnel system with additional cave-like rooms. What he discovered was the ancient Derinkuyu underground city, part of the Cappadocia region in central Anatolia, Turkey.

    The elaborate subterranean network included discrete entrances, ventilation shafts, wells and connecting passageways. It was one of the dozens of underground cities carved from rock in Cappadocia thousands of years ago. Hidden for centuries, Derinkuyu Underground city is the deepest.
       This underground city could accommodate up to 20000 people with their livestock and food storage! Wow! It had other amenities such as wine and oil presses, stables, cellars, storage rooms, refectories and chapels. Amazing stuff!