At its peak, the city could support up to 50,000 people and included stables, kitchens, food storage, wine cellars, schools, and even a large cross-shaped church — all hidden underground.

Above ground, the Cappadocia region is a UNESCO world ... Those passages opened up into rooms and halls, revealing an ancient underground city that had been lost to time and memory.

Some of the finest of these paintings are found in the Tokali Kilise (Buckle Church ... a different perspective on Cappadocia deep in the Derinkuyu underground city, one of dozens of subterranean ...

Derinkuyu, Cappadocia ... It’s a self-sufficient underground city, with all amenities in place, whereas one of the most notable features is a cruciform church. This underground part actually ...

Turkey’s Derinkuyu, located in the Cappadocia region, is the largest excavated underground city in the world. Built across multiple centuries and carved deep into soft volcanic rock, it ...