Kaymakli Underground City
Kaymakli underground city is
on the Ihlara valley roadway
and 20 km far from Nevsehir province.
Ancient name was Enegup.
Kaymakli people were built
their homes around the underground city tunnels
for security reason.
Kaymakli underground city
has 8 storey and 5000
peoples can live in it, 4
storey is open yet. The
deepest point of the visit
is under 20 meters. Kaymakli
was built in around a main
ventilation chimney.
Ventilation system is so
successful that not feel a
problem even the fourth
floor. Has all housing
conditions for crowdy group
temporary housing. There are
rooms and halls connecting
to each other with narrow
corridor, wine tanks, water
cistern, kitchen and food
stores, ventilation
chimneys, water wells,
churches and large lock
stones for any danger from
out.
First floor is used
for animal shelter.
Usually first floor
of underground
cities uses as
animal shelter for
difficult to take
animals the
downstairs. Second
floor has a church
with two abscissa.
There are baptism
stones front of the
abscissas and a
cemetery for
important persons
near the church.
Moreover this floor
has a big lock stone
for close passing.
Lock stones are
circular and has a
hole in the middle,
55-60 cm thick,
170-175 cm long and
200-500 kg weight.
Lock stones closes
the entrance by
ronunding vertical
position in the
special section at
the entrance of the
tunnel. There are
labyrinths, hasn't
exit tunnels and so
many ambushes and
secret passages for
escape. Third floor
is larger ans
spacious than the
others and used as a
food store, has so
many sections for
keep back wine,
wheat and flour.
Moreover there are
winnery and kitchen.
There are big food
stores in the fourth
floor. This is show
that underground
city people has a
regularly economy
living.
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