Giant underground city found in Turkey from 3000 BC
2014-12-28 17:56:14
A massive underground city, believed to be the largest in the world, has been discovered in Nevsehir, central Anatolia Turkey. During a major urban transformation project (urban regeneration) carried out
The underground city just discovered under Nevsehir fortress and surrounding areas could be the biggest archaeological discovery of 2014. The area of Nevsehir and Goreme is already well-known for its fairy chimney rock formations, which draw millions of culture tourists to Turkey each year. As works go underway to establish the origins and entire structure of the city, the discovery has already excited archaeologists all over the globe. The underground city, which is thought to date back to 3,000 BC, appears to be home to a major civilisation that lived along a 7 km underground city. TOKI head Mehmet Ergun Turan said "This is not a known underground city. Tunnel passages of 7 km are being discussed. We stopped the construction we were planning to do when the city was discovered". The area has now been announced as an archaeological area to preserve.
Nevsehir area is already home to several well known underground cities, however, relatively speaking the latest find is many times larger than all of them put together.