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Özkonak Underground City is an ancient city built on the northern slopes of Mt. Idis about 14 km northeast of Avanos in Turkey.
The city has many strata made up of volcanic granite its larger areas
are connected to each other by tunnels. Özkonak had a built in
communication system of pipes to each of its levels, unlike Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu
which have no such communication systems. Each carved out room had
ventilation provided by holes when the city was closed against enemies.
Özkonak Underground City was discovered in 1972 by a local farmer
named Latif Acar, who was curious about where his excess crop water was
disappearing to. Latif discovered an underground room which, when later
excavated, revealed a whole city which could house 60,000 people for up
to three months. Although only four floors are now open, the complex
contains a total of ten floors, to a depth of 40m.
Unlike the other underground cities
in this area, there were holes above the tunnels used for dumping hot
oil on the enemy. Just like Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu, Özkonak has a water well, ventilation system, winery and moving stone doors.
For more, go to the main link for Avanos, or follow the links above.
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