UNDERGROUND CITIES
In Rome period,
Christianity was seen to became diffused rapidly in second century in
the region and began a very big struggle between Christians and
priest worshiping idols. In Cappadocia, a lot of underground cities
belonging to third and fourth centuries built by Christians to be
protected and to worship, came to the surface for this reason. The
most important ones of these underground cities existed in the
borders of Kirsehir are Kepez Underground City, Mucur Underground
City and Dulkadirli Underground City.
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| Kirsehir Mucur Underground City |
MUCUR UNDERGROUND
CITY
The Mucur Underground
city is located in Kirsehir, in Mucur administrative district and in
center Solakli. It is known to be constructed during wars and
invasions for protecting from enemies. The underground city, built by
carved on the soft rocks is 7-8 m depths from the land. It is also
guessed that it lies down on nearby of Kirsehir Asik Pasa Tomb.
The underground city is
a wide having extent of view and also attractive with rooms cleaned
until now, living rooms and corridors. Here, having 42 rooms today,
there are narrow corridors that are constructed to pass one part to
another and have a width for the people, who can move ahead only by
stooping, barns for sheep or goats, temples and there are lids,
having large bulky and circular-shaped stone mass that are guessed to
build in order to divide the narrow corridors and to close the rooms.
On the other hand, ventilation chimneys are present, opened to the of
the earth.
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