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Mazı Underground City is an ancient underground settlement in
Cappadocia Cappadocia (; , from ) is a historical region in Central Anatolia region, Turkey. It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde. Today, the touristic Cappadocia Region is located in Nevşehir ...
in central
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Ãœrgüp Ãœrgüp ( ''Prokópio,'' Cappadocian Greek: ''Prokópi'', ) is a town in NevÅŸehir province in the Cappadocia area of Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Ãœrgüp District.Kaymaklı Underground City Kaymakli underground city (; ) is contained within the citadel of Kaymakli in NevÅŸehir Province, in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. First opened to tourists in 1964, the village is about 19 km from NevÅŸehir, on the NevÅŸehir- NiÄŸ ...
. The city is one of many subterranean cities in Cappadocia including Özkonak, Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı.


History

The ancient name of the city was known as Mataza. The presence of the city dates back to as early as the Roman period. The city contains tombs dating back to the early Roman period and also contains aspects of the
Byzantium Byzantium () or Byzantion () was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today. The Greek name ''Byzantion'' and its Latinization ''Byzantium'' continued to be used as a n ...
period.


Description

Mazi is carved to the west of the village perpendicular to the valley slope. It contained four different access points for entrance and exit to the city which all lead to a central hall. The main entrance to the city is made of millstone in which a stone could be rolled over and used to cover the entrance. The architecture includes steep tunnels networking between corridors. Within the city, areas were provided to serve as barns, with each area designated for different specialties. The space inside the city also contained a winery between the areas served as barns. In order for the winery to obtain grapes, there was a chimney which led to the surface and allowed grapes to fall down into. Additionally, the city contains a church which can be accessed via a short corridor.


See also

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Derinkuyu Underground City Derinkuyu () also known as Elengubu, is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of Derinkuyu in NevÅŸehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately . It is large enough to have sheltered as many as 20,000 peopl ...


References


External links


Turkish Museum Pass Site for Mazi
- ''in English, includes a link to a pdf with a high-resolution map''.

— ''in English''.
Underground Cities of Cappadocia - Myth and Reality
— ''in German''.

- ''in English''. Underground cities in Cappadocia Archaeological sites in Central Anatolia Tourist attractions in NevÅŸehir Province Buildings and structures in NevÅŸehir Province {{turkey-archaeology-stub