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The latest large underground city was discovered in 2007 in Gaziemir, Güzelyurt. It was a stopover on the Silk Road, allowing travelers and their camels to rest in safety underground, in a 'fortress' equivalent to a modern hotel. A typical view from inside the underground city in Derinkuyu, one of the largest underground complexes in ...
Image credits: NASA Earth Observatory The base was built by cutting a network of tunnels within the near-surface layer of the ice sheet and was abandoned in 1967. Since then, snow and ice ...
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Located in Cappadocia, Derinkuyu is notable for its large multi-level underground city, which is a major tourist attraction. The historical region of Cappadocia, where Derinkuyu is situated, contains several historical underground cities, carved out of a unique geological formation. They are not generally occupied.
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Cave dweller, Underground living; Cave temple; Cellar; Dungeon; Dugout (shelter) Fogou; Hypogeum; Mine; Rock cut architecture, rock-cut tomb; Smuggling tunnel; Tunnels (street tunnel, train tunnels) Underground city, umbrella article for underground dwellings and facilities; Underground rapid transit system; Wine cave
While workers weren’t allowed to share details on the project, anonymous sources told Wired they speculated Zuckerberg was building “some sort of postapocalyptic bunker,” or possibly even ...
Underground city of Matiate. Matiate is an archaeological site underneath the town of Midyat, in Mardin province, Turkey.It is assumed to have been in use for 1,900 years, at its peak to have been inhabited by up to 70,000 people and is considered to be the largest such system in the world.