Derinkuyu Underground City

Derinkuyu also known as Elengubu, is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of in , Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: ancient city in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Derinkuyu underground city”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Theodore Church.

Church
Photo: Chanilim714, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 190 metres southwest of Derinkuyu Underground City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Suvermez and Kiledere.

Village
Photo: Sabri76, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Derinkuyu Underground City.

Village
is a town in the Niğde District, , . Its population is 5,469. is situated 8 km southwest of Derinkuyu Underground City.

Village
Photo: Sabri76, CC0.
is a town in the , , Turkey. Its population is 3,733. is situated 9 km west of Derinkuyu Underground City.

Derinkuyu Underground City

Latitude
38.37358° or 38° 22′ 25″ north
Longitude
34.73512° or 34° 44′ 6″ east
Open location code
8GCP9PFP+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 281777097
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­underground_city
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1328958
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Derinkuyu Underground City” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدينة ديرنكويو تحت الأرض”
  • Armenian: “Դերինկույու (ստորգետնյա քաղաք)”
  • Armenian: “Դերինքույու”
  • Azerbaijani: “Dərinquyu yeraltı şəhəri”
  • Basque: “Derinkuyuko lurpeko hiria”
  • Belarusian: “Дзерынкую (падземны горад)”
  • Belarusian: “Дзерынкую”
  • Bengali: “ডেরিংকুয়ো ভূগর্ভস্থ শহর”
  • Bulgarian: “Деринкую”
  • Bulgarian: “Подземен град Деринкую”
  • Catalan: “Ciutat subterrània de Derinkuyu”
  • Chinese: “3⃣️代林库尤地下城”
  • Chinese: “代林庫尤地下城市”
  • Danish: “Derinkuyu (underjordisk by)”
  • Danish: “Derinkuyu”
  • Dutch: “Derinkuyu (stad)”
  • Dutch: “Derinkuyu”
  • Finnish: “Derinkuyun maanalainen kaupunki”
  • French: “Ville souterraine de Derinkuyu”
  • Galician: “Cidade subterránea de Derinkuyu”
  • Georgian: “დერინქუიუს მიწისქვეშა ქალაქი”
  • German: “Derinkuyu”
  • German: “Unterirdische Stadt Derinkuyu”
  • German: “Unterirdische Stadt”
  • Hebrew: “דרינקויו”
  • Hebrew: “העיר התת-קרקעית דרינקויו”
  • Hungarian: “Derinkuyu földalatti városa”
  • Indonesian: “Kota bawah tanah Derinkuyu”
  • Japanese: “デリンクユの地下都市”
  • Kashmiri: “زَمیٖن تٔلؠ شہر دیٚرِنکویوٗ”
  • Korean: “데린쿠유 지하도시”
  • Korean: “데린쿠유”
  • Malay: “Bandar bawah tanah Derinkuyu”
  • Minangkabau: “Kota bawah tanah Derinkuyu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Derinkuyu undergrunnsby”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Derinkuyu undergrunnsby”
  • Norwegian: “Derinkuyu undergrunnsby”
  • Persian: “درینکویو”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade subterrânea de Derinkuyu”
  • Russian: “Деринкую (подземный город)”
  • Russian: “Деринкую”
  • Russian: “Подземный город Деринкую”
  • Serbian: “Деринкују подземни град”
  • Slovenian: “podzemno mesto Derinkuyu”
  • Spanish: “ciudad subterránea de Derinkuyu”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad subterránea de Derinkuyu”
  • Swedish: “Derinkuyu”
  • Turkish: “Derinkuyu Yeraltı Şehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Дерінкую”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành phố ngầm Derinkuyu”

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Highlights include Bayramlı Camii and Cumhuriyet Meydanı.

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