Kaymaklı

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Kaymaklı is an ancient multi-level underground city in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, renowned for its extensive tunnels, living quarters, and historical use as a refuge.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kaymaklı canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
underground city ⓘ
access entrance via narrow tunnel ⓘ
architecturalStyle rock-cut architecture ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
discoveredByModernWorld 20th century ⓘ
excavationStatus partially excavated ⓘ
function defensive settlement ⓘ
hidden habitation complex ⓘ
hasPart chapels ⓘ
churches ⓘ
defensive passages ⓘ
kitchens ⓘ
living quarters ⓘ
rolling stone doors ⓘ
stables ⓘ
storage rooms ⓘ
tunnels ⓘ
ventilation shafts ⓘ
wineries ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
levelsOpenToPublic 4 ⓘ
locatedIn Cappadocia ⓘ
Nevşehir Province ⓘ
linked to: Nevşehir

Turkey ⓘ
material soft volcanic tuff ⓘ
near Derinkuyu Underground City ⓘ
linked to: Derinkuyu

Nevşehir ⓘ
notableFor capacity to shelter thousands of people ⓘ
complex ventilation system ⓘ
extensive tunnel network ⓘ
multi-level underground architecture ⓘ
numberOfLevels at least 8 ⓘ
openedToPublic 1964 ⓘ
partOf Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia ⓘ
linked to: Cappadocia
periodOfUse Byzantine period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
early Christian era ⓘ
region Central Anatolia ⓘ
safetyFeature stone doors that could seal corridors ⓘ
tourism popular destination in Cappadocia ⓘ
usedAs place of shelter during invasions ⓘ
refuge ⓘ
usedBy early Christians ⓘ
local Anatolian populations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cappadocia → hasUndergroundCity → Kaymaklı ⓘ