Derinkuyu, a subterranean city in Turkey that stretches 280 feet below Earth's surface, was rediscovered by a man looking for his lost chickens.

More than 85m beneath the famous fairy chimneys of Cappadocia lies a massive subterranean city that was in near-constant use for thousands of years.

Derinkuyu had been lost to time until, during renovations on a modern home, an opening to a cave passage was revealed. Although visitors have been allowed in the underground city since 1965, many ...

Deep underneath the Turkish region of Cappadocia, Derinkuyu, the world’s largest excavated underground city, stretches not upward toward the sky but deep into the earth. Discovered in 1963, the ...

Beneath the surface of central Turkey lies Derinkuyu, an underground city that could house more than 20,000 people—entirely hidden until the 1960s. Built into volcanic tuff, the city extends ...

New Delhi: In the historical region of Cappadocia, there are over 200 underground cities in the Nevşehir Province of Turkey. Carved out of unique ...

Discover 7 remarkable underground cities worldwide! From ancient refuges like Derinkuyu to modern hubs like SubTropolis, ...

The discovery harks back to another find in the same area called Derinkuyu. Article continues below That 18-storey structure was uncovered after a shocked man knocked down a wall in his basement ...