Derinkuyu Underground City

Local nameDerinkuyu Yeraltı Şehri
LocationNevşehir, Turkey

From almost 200 cities spread across the entire region, this fascinating underground city from the 7th century BC is the deepest one in Cappadocia.

It consists of eight floors with an extensive network of passages, tunnels, family rooms and communal spaces, where people would not only meet, but also work and worship.

Overall, it extends to almost 60 meters of depth and it could accommodate as many as 20.000 people. A definite must see!

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Opening hours

Open daily:
Apr - Oct: 8 am - 7 pm
Nov - Mar: 8 am - 5 pm

Admission

General admission: 25 TRY

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derinkuyu_underground_city

Official website (Turkish) http://www.muze.gov.tr/tr/muzeler/derinkuyu-yeralti-sehri

Email iktm50@kulturturizm.gov.tr

Phone +90 384 213 42 60

Address 18 Eski Cami Sokak, Derinkuyu 50700, Turkey

Coordinates 38°22'24.874" N 34°44'6.44" E

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