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Turkey’s ancient underground caves of Cappadocia were once inhabited cities. Steep, hollowed hillsides mask a secret subterranean world. The deepest of Cappadocia’s underground cities, Derinkuyu, had sleeping quarters, communal rooms, bathrooms, cooking pits, wells, ventilation shafts, churches and stables for animals. Historians believe this was the hiding place for early Christians trying to flee persecution from the Roman Empire. At its peak, the city may have housed up to 20,000 people. Derinkuyu is about 85 m (279 ft) deep, carved out of volcanic rock. (Photo by Stuart Jackson Carter)
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