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Art Never Sleeps on Instagram: "Discover Derinkuyu: The Hidden Underground City  In 1963, a resident of Nevşehir Province in Turkey knocked down a wall in his home, revealing a hidden room. Leading to the ancient Derinkuyu underground city.   The Derinkuyu underground city was carved from soft volcanic rock by the Phrygians in the 8th–7th centuries BCE. Expanded by later civilizations, it featured ventilation shafts, wells, and passages for air and water supply.   The city was 13 stories deep and large enough to house up to 20,000 people, including their livestock and food supplies. The city was designed to protect inhabitants from invasions, with heavy stone doors to seal off entrances. It was used by early Christians to escape Roman persecution and remained inhabited until the 1920s." Derinkuyu Underground City, Ancient Underground City, Hidden Room, Underground City, Food Supplies, Cyborgs Art, Sewage System, Underground Cities, Hidden Rooms

Art Never Sleeps on Instagram: "Discover Derinkuyu: The Hidden Underground City In 1963, a resident of Nevşehir Province in Turkey knocked down a wall in his home, revealing a hidden room. Leading to the ancient Derinkuyu underground city. The Derinkuyu underground city was carved from soft volcanic rock by the Phrygians in the 8th–7th centuries BCE. Expanded by later civilizations, it featured ventilation shafts, wells, and passages for air and water supply. The city was 13 stories…

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Hidden and little known places: Ancient Underground City Of Kariz-e-Kish, Iran Ancient Underground City, Kish Island, Underground City, Roman Aqueduct, Between Two Worlds, Underground Tunnels, Underground Cities, Water Management, Fantasy Places

The Qanat (Kariz) of Kish or Aqueduct of Kish dates back to 2500 years ago and is one of historical places in Kish island , Iran .The Qanat is located 16 m under the ground and its ceiling is covered by oysters and corals . It’s vastness is over 10000 square meters. Nowadays the qanat is changed to an underground city. author of photo: alirezaseydabady author of photo: alirezaseydabady Before the Roman aqueduct, the people of pre-Islamic Iran had developed their own hydraulic system called a…

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