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Kaymakli is one of the largest underground settlements in the region. The tunnels are low, narrow, and steeply inclined.
It is estimated that this underground city had a capacity of 20,000 people and also their animals.
The underground cities were the place of the hiding of the first Christians who escaped from the persecution of the Roman soldiers and were enlarged to able when were necessary an entire city to live and every kind of fixture necessary for the living of the people has been attached.
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|  | Completed pages out of my trip to Turkey in April-May of 2008:
1) Ankara,
2) Bogazkale-Hattusas-Yazilikaya,
3) Urgup,
4) Kaymakli,
5) Goreme,
6) Zelve,
7) Uchisar,
8) Navsehir Ili,
9) Konya,
10) Pamukkale,
11) Kusadasi,
12) Ephesus,
13) Selcuk,
14) Meryemana,
15) Izmir,
16) Izmir Ili,
17) Bergama,
18) Ayvalik,
19) Troy,
20) Canakkale,
21) Istanbul,
22) Istanbul Ili,
23) Turkey.
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Trekki Tue Mar 10, 2009 07:11 UTC
Fascinating city this is! I love underground cities, but here I would get claustrophobic I think, with all these people inside. Oh yes, you are right, the dogs are sooo cute, this cute little puppy you found!! | nicolaitan Thu Feb 12, 2009 15:56 UTC
we also visited kaymakli but sadly did not get to the museum. nice cows. nice page too. | volopolo Sat Jan 24, 2009 02:01 UTC
Excellent also | TheWanderingCamel Sat Dec 6, 2008 02:04 UTC
Most intriguing. Troglodyte houses are fairly common in various places, but whole cities are something else again. leyle |
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