Nevşehir Derinkuyu Underground City

It is 30 km away from Nevşehir on the Nevşehir-Niğde highway. The depth of the underground city of Derinkuyu is about 85 meters. This underground city has all the features found in an underground city. (Stable, cellar, cafeteria, church, cooker, etc.) There is also a missionary school on the 2nd floor. The ceiling of the school, which is a large area, is covered with a barrel vault, which is rarely encountered in underground cities. The spaces to the left of the hall are study rooms. After the 3rd and 4th floors of the underground city, you can go down directly through the stairs and reach the cross-planned church on the lower floor. 55m with connection to the earth. ventilation shaft at the depth is also used as water well. Each floor cannot benefit from wells extending to the lower floor, and the mouth of some wells is unconnected with the ground to prevent poisoning during infestation. Ten percent of the underground city of Derinkuyu, opened in 1965, can still be visited.