Kaymakli Underground City

The concept of underground cities began in Cappadocia since the Bronze Age of the Hittite era, but it is also famous for its early Byzantine history (6th and 7th centuries), when the Christians in Cappadocia began to live underground for long periods of time to escape from the Persian invaders. Kaymakli, or the Underground City of the Djinn, is the largest living example of ancient Cappadocia, with a maze of rooms connected by tunnels extending up to eight levels. Getting to grips with the network of underground tunnels is quite an experience.