Kaymakli Underground City
Lost and Buried CityDescription
Kaymakli Underground City is a lost and buried city in Türkiye, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage List: Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia gives its chronology as “Phrygian origins, expanded in the Byzantine era.” UNESCO World Heritage List: Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia also records: “Refuge.”
A multi-level underground city carved into soft volcanic tuff.
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| Date | 800 BCE - 1200 CE Phrygian origins, expanded in the Byzantine era UNESCO World Heritage List: Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Refuge UNESCO World Heritage List: Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 200 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 800 BCE - 1,200 CE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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