Kaymakli Underground City

So far, as many as 36 dungeons have been discovered in Cappadocia, of which the Kaymakli underground city is relatively large, and the landforms here are all kinds of strange. The origin of the underground city Due to three large-scale volcanic eruptions, this area has formed a unique landform, and also brought a strange rock layer, which looks soft and can be digged with a shovel, but after digging and drying, it is Stronger than rock. This 40-meter-deep, eight-story underground city originated from the Hittites, and later increased in size. There are 8 floors in total, but only 5 floors are currently open. It is said that it could accommodate 10,000 people at that time. Squatting into the narrow-street underground city maintains a constant temperature of 13-16 degrees Celsius all year round, and you can bring a thin jacket when visiting. The entrance to the dungeon is very hidden. After entering the circling stone stairs, you enter a narrow passage that can only be passed by one person. The passage is wide and narrow, and most of the time, you can only move forward by bending over or squatting. A labyrinth of rooms connected to each other, spreading all the way to the depths of the earth. Traces of cave life Walking into the underground city is like entering a complex porous giant swiss cheese, with holes everywhere, many "windows" between rooms, and paths that go around and go up and down with several floors. . The dungeon is well-equipped, with traces of people's cave life everywhere, jars for oil, wine and water, sinks for squeezing grapes, communal kitchens blackened by soot, cowsheds, horse stables and deep incredible wells, except for the bedrooms. There are even schools and churches. Although there are several floors underground, the air is not as bad as expected. The ventilation designed by the underground city is still very good. The vertical ventilation holes are 70-80 meters deep. However, it is generally recommended for tourists to go down to the fourth floor and take pictures.