Derinkuyu: The Underground City That Could Hide 20,000 People
About 4 min readBeneath the town of Derinkuyu in Cappadocia, Turkey, lies a city carved into soft volcanic rock: at least eight levels deep, 85 metres down, with churches, schools, stables and wine presses — and room, it is said, for 20,000 people. It was rediscovered by accident in 1963.
