Derinkuyu Underground City
A multi-level city dug into the rock beneath the town of Derinkuyu, reaching about 85 metres down. It is the largest excavated underground city in Turkey, big enough to shelter thousands of people with their animals and food.
- Where
- Derinkuyu, Nevşehir, Türkiye
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 38.3734, 34.7350
Get the Derinkuyu Underground City stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Derinkuyu Underground City. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Nevşehir volume with your photos and a note.
Near Derinkuyu Underground City
Kaymaklı Underground City 9.7 km
An underground settlement inside the old citadel of Kaymaklı, about 19 km from Nevşehir on the road to Niğde. Low tunnels link storerooms, stables and living spaces on several levels, and it was first opened to visitors in 1964.
Uçhisar Castle 29 km
A tall outcrop of rock above the village of Uçhisar, honeycombed with old rooms and passages. It is one of the highest points in the area, and steps lead to a summit that looks out across the valleys of Cappadocia.
Göreme Open Air Museum 31 km
A cluster of churches, chapels and monastic rooms cut into the rock just outside Göreme. Many are painted inside with Byzantine frescoes, the best preserved in the Dark Church, where little daylight has reached them.
Göreme National Park 33 km
Nearly 100 square kilometres of Cappadocia's water and wind eroded valleys, fairy chimneys and rock-cut settlements. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 together with the rock sites of the region.
Cappadocia 34 km
A historical region of Central Anatolia whose soft volcanic rock has been worn into cones, pillars and valleys. People carved homes, churches and whole underground towns into it, and hot air balloons rise over it at dawn.
Ihlara Valley 40 km
A canyon 15 km long and up to 150 metres deep in the south-west of Cappadocia, with a river running along its floor. Its walls hold around 50 rock-hewn churches, and a path follows the water beneath them.
Mount Erciyes 65 km
A large inactive volcano rising above Kayseri, ringed by smaller vents and lava domes, with part of its summit long ago collapsed to the east. Its snowy upper slopes are one of Turkey's main ski areas.
Hattusa 183 km
The capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age, its ruins spread over rugged hills by the town of Boğazkale. Stone lions still guard one of the gates in its long city walls, and great temple foundations lie below.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Nevşehir
Questions
Where is Derinkuyu Underground City?
Derinkuyu Underground City is in Derinkuyu, Nevşehir, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kaymaklı Underground City (9.7 km), Uçhisar Castle (29 km), Göreme Open Air Museum (31 km).
How do I get the Derinkuyu Underground City stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Derinkuyu Underground City and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nevşehir volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Derinkuyu Underground City before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nevşehir volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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