What is the mysterious city of Derinkuyu? Scientists differed over who built it and how it was underground and how people lived in it. Most people call it the city of the jinn, and it is considered one of the strange archaeological discoveries in the world, and the credit for its discovery is due to a tourist in the central Anatolia region in Turkey. As for the meaning of the name of this city, it is In Arabic, it means deep well.

It is worth mentioning that the city of Derinkuyu or the city of the jinn is considered an integrated city in terms of living quarters, kitchens and corridors, in addition to the presence of a large number of religious rooms and large-sized tombs, and the city of Derinkuyu extends over 18 floors to a depth of 85 meters, and it is one of the largest and deepest underground cities in Turkey, Derinkuyu is similar to most of the archaeological cities discovered.

The architecture of the city of Derinkuyu is difficult and precise. Where soft volcanic rocks are the basis of construction in the city, ancient schools and places of worship were also found, as there were cemeteries, which amazed archaeologists and engineers that the city’s vaults and corridors were not exposed to any obstructive disasters, and they are puzzling in their size and presence below in this way.

What is distinguished here is the presence of a large-sized temple on the second floor of the ground city, and to secure the ventilation necessary for life, a ventilation shaft extends approximately 55 meters in length,Underground cities have been used a lot during human history and the main purpose of their use was as shelters during war and other dangers, and the temple is used at the same time as a water well to supply the village located on the surface of the earth, and also the city under the surface of the earth with water.

But how was breathing underground and at this depth, and scientists discovered that there are fifteen thousand ventilation holes distributed over all layers of the city,Many historians and researchers believe that this city expanded and expanded during the Persian rule of the region, as some of the artifacts discovered in the place date back to the middle Byzantine period.

If we arrive at the method of moving between floors, then of course the stairs are the solution, which was shown by the pictures taken from the city. The stairs link the different floors of the city. On the seventh floor, a church was discovered that was considered one of the most beautiful churches in the world with its evangelical icons engraved on the walls. Skeletons were found that do not belong to For humans, but for animals, there were barns for raising livestock and stables for horses.

It is believed that they were non-Muslims who hid in the city to escape from the Ottoman Empire, which was documented by discovery missions and archaeologists. The rocks from which the city was built were soft volcanic rocks, which required strong and solid foundation columns to bear all layers, in addition to the engineering divisions. The interior is meticulous and meticulous.