Kaymakli Underground City

#OctoberGoodDestinations2024 The Kaymakli Underground City is eight stories deep and is the largest of the many underground cities. It is estimated that the city was first excavated by the Phrygians in ancient Anatolia as early as the 8th to 7th century BC, when the Greeks arrived in Sicily. Romulus established the Roman Kingdom, but large-scale development took place during the 8th to 12th century in the Eastern Roman period. In order to avoid and defend against attacks by Arab Muslims, Christians at that time lived in the underground city for a long time and also carried out large-scale construction, forming 8 underground floors, about 40 meters deep underground. The Kaymakli Underground City has all the living conditions such as ventilation holes, living rooms, chapels and other facilities. The fourth layer is 20 meters from the ground, and people at that time carved the rocks into houses, churches, monasteries and other places, and built granaries, stables, kitchens and other spaces to make their survival on the run more comfortable. Coming to the Kaymakli Underground City, feeling the wisdom of ancient people and understanding their lifestyle at that time is a very good experience, recommended and worth appreciating.