A 376-kilometer-long (234-mile-long) underground metropolis within the central Anatolian province of Kayseri continues to veil its mysteries in obscurity.
The metropolis’s tunnels, which go below virtually all the homes within the area and whose entrances have been closed by residents over time, have been as soon as an essential commerce function for the area.
Speaking to native media, Mustafa Aksu, the earlier mayor of the district, stated that the individuals who got here to Zincidere over time constructed 250 mansions within the neighborhood.
“They were a wealthy society that thrived on trade. Zincidere was the heart of the cotton trade in central Anatolia at that time. There were 52 cotton merchants here in 1873. They established a significant trade center here,” he remarked.
“The main center of the underground tunnels is the monastery in the Zincidere Commando Brigade. The tunnels pass through all the houses in Zincidere. The connecting road stretches all the way from here to Cappadocia. From Cappadocia, it goes to Aksaray and then to Dulkadirli in Kırşehir. The total length of the underground tunnels is 376 kilometers.”
Noting that the tunnels have been constructed primarily for protection and safety functions, Aksu stated that the tunnels additionally stored folks cool in the course of the summer season months.
Aksu added that the tunnels handed by many homes however inhabitants closed the passageways by blocking the entrances over time.
“Since the tunnels pass under almost all of the houses, everyone built a wall on the entrance so that no one would trespass upon their properties.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
