Explore Turkey’s Hidden Underground City

Eighteen stories below ground in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, the ancient city of Derinkuyu remained hidden for centuries. The underground city was rediscovered in 1963 when a man knocked down a wall in his basement and stumbled across a hidden room. From there, an excavation revealed the impressive network of tunnels connecting ancient churches, schools and living quarters. In total, the city likely could have protected 20,000 people and their livestock from wars and natural disasters.

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[Retracnire-hgkk]

Wow! Turkey is beautiful, I wish I had the money to go!

[realnna]

"where do u live?"
*"under."*
"under where?"

[gloobblob]

Great Big Story I the content, I honestly think it is changing me as a human being to be better to others and respect the environment and I have been much happier since i stumbled upon this channel. You always amaze me with the things and the people you find and very frequently post that I cant even hardly keep up!

[drextercharles]

man this channel is growing fast you guys deserves all tour subs grear job

[GregandFelicity]

This video sparked and interest for us in the underground cities, and was part of the inspiration for us heading over to Turkey for our most recent travel adventure!

[kawaiigirlsplayroblox]

My parents were born there we visit every year for 3 months and I hav been there!

[tsumu]

It would be really cool if modern cities apply old styles like this especially if there is a need for it

[radlif]

One of the best city I've ever visited, everything is just so mesmerizing

[cisco]

did this already in Assassin's Creed Revelations

[Agostoic]

I need like an 2 hour documentary about it filmed like this now

Also I've just noticed how this channel finally blooms by the amount of comments and almost the 1 mill subs.
Totally deserved it, still recall when we're just a few thousands in here.

[rnqtn]

So much info under only a minute. Wow!

[BlistasOnMahFingas]

I know a lot of people say this, but it still boggles me how this channel doesn't have at least a million subs. Almost there though!

[Roachyyyu]

i wonder how they got enough light in that giant tunnel city

[dodo-uxpo]

An underground city that can hold 20000 people and is also constructed 1000 years ago... That is just crazy

[loverofhistory.]

Thats sad to look what people say "turkey beautiful" but this all dont have conection with turkey only with greeks armenians and assyrians. This underground towns are culture of capadocian greeks.

[theunknownnova]

why are people so butthurt about the turks? its their land now just like america is american's land. people lose and win its just life, get over it.

[evraynor]

I've been there before. It was cool as hell. The guide told us that they had enormous vats of wine stored should they run out of water. Seems like the opposite of a problem to me...

[trainzandplanes]

I visited that place in 2015. It’s changed how I think about tunnels

[daariqahmed]

Masha Allah ✊🏽❤️🇹🇷❤️🇹🇷❤️🇹🇷❤️🇹🇷❤️🇹🇷 turkey have enough history

[yatesgodfrey]

I HAVE BEEN THERE AND HOLY SHIT IT IS SO COOL- but, if you want to go to a far better version of the same experience, most cities have them as well