Are there any ancient underground cities?

Derinkuyu Underground City is an ancient multilevel underground city in the Derinkuyu district in Nevsehir Province, Turkey. The volcanic rock landscape of Turkey's Cappadocia region is pockmarked with several different underground cities, but perhaps none is as vast or as impressive as Derinkuyu.



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The ancient city of Elengubu, known today as Derinkuyu, burrows more than 85m below the Earth's surface, encompassing 18 levels of tunnels.

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Turkey's Cappadocia region contains hundreds of underground cities. Derinkuyu happens to be the deepest and most intricate. It is capable of hiding 20,000 people within the tunnels and chambers carved out of volcanic rock. On the outside, the entrance looks almost completely hidden and easily missed.

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Some cities are so top-secret they can't even be found on a map. Others are padlocked, hidden in the forest, or buried deep underground. From Poland's 800-year-old Wieliczka Salt Mines to America's WWII mystery towns, SPYSCAPE explores some of the world's most intriguing secret cities.

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Butte underground city, Montana These are well-preserved relics from the early 20th century, when mining was at its height and the population swelled to around 100,000. Space was at a premium so people started using underground areas connected by tunnels. Today, you can usually visit on a subterranean tour.

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Derinkuyu, Cappadocia, Turkey | Underground cities The lunar-like region of Turkey's Cappadocia encompasses no less than 36 underground cities, but Derinkuyu is the deepest and most impressive of all of them.

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The largest underground city in the United States is the SubTropolis, which is an artificial cave located just above the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri. This underground city is 5,100,000 square meters and sits on a 1,100-acre piece of land with limestone deposits dating back to 270 million years ago.

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