Down into the underground city

cold, damp, short tunnels; wondering what would happen if the lights went out.

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June 25th 2007
From Allepo we drove for 14 hours, passing out of Syria (with no problems, no inspections, no hassle at all), into Turkey, up the mediterranian coast and the north inland to Goreme in Capidocia. Capidocia is famous for its strange caves cut into the soft rock, or tufa, which is capped with a harder volcanic stone. the harder stone prevents erosion from eating away the tufa and has resulted in ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

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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