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A room in the underground city  
   

A room in the underground city

There were many rooms in the underground cities. The entire population could live underground in the 2nd century AD
Cappadocia

October 7th 2015
Kapadokya (Cappadocia) is an area in middle of Turkey on the Asian continent. It has snow in winter and we were told some very hot days 35+ degrees in summer. The topography here is interesting. There have been a few volcanoes erupt in the last 60 million plus years and the resulting ash and lava has left the area with reasonably soft sandstone. This sandstone is impacted by the wind and rain over ... read more
Middle East » Turkey

Turkish Flag Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more
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