Underground cities

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🇨🇳 China · Hydraulic works

Karez of Turpan

Han dynasty 142 BCE to Qing · Han, Uyghur, Hui oasis communities

2000-year karez underground qanat network (5,000 km, 1,100 lines) feeding Turpan Depression vineyards from Tian Shan snowmelt.

🇲🇹 Malta · Underground city

Eastern Hypogeum Settlement B — Hypogeum, Paola (59-18)

Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic

Eastern Hypogeum Settlement B — Hypogeum, Paola (59-18) at Hypogeum, Paola, Malta is a Early Historic (regional) underground city of the Early Historic tradition, built c.

🇪🇬 Egypt · Underground city

Central Saqqara Necropolis Inner — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-28)

Classical (regional) · Classical

Central Saqqara Necropolis Inner — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-28) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Classical (regional) underground city of the Classical tradition, built c.

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Underground city

Central Lalibela Reservoir Central — Lalibela (59-38)

Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic

Central Lalibela Reservoir Central — Lalibela (59-38) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Chalcolithic (regional) underground city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c.

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Underground city

Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10)

Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age

Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age (regional) underground city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c.

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Underground city

Little Lalibela Mound Inner — Lalibela (59-03)

Classical (regional) · Classical

Little Lalibela Mound Inner — Lalibela (59-03) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Classical (regional) underground city of the Classical tradition, built c. 400 BCE for mound and associated settlement.

🇹🇷 Turkey · Buried city

Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia)

Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia) in Nevşehir, Kaymaklı, Turkey is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attr…

🇹🇷 Turkey · Underground city

Central Derinkuyu Terrace II — Derinkuyu, Cappadocia (59-19)

Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic

Central Derinkuyu Terrace II — Derinkuyu, Cappadocia (59-19) at Derinkuyu, Cappadocia, Turkey is a Chalcolithic (regional) underground city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c.

🇪🇬 Egypt · Underground city

Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32)

Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic

Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Early Historic (regional) underground city of the Early Historic tradition, built c.

🇪🇬 Egypt · Underground city

Inner Saqqara Sanctuary West — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-26)

Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic

Inner Saqqara Sanctuary West — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-26) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Early Historic (regional) underground city of the Early Historic tradition, built c.

🇪🇬 Egypt · Underground city

Central Saqqara Settlement Inner — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-04)

Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic

Central Saqqara Settlement Inner — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-04) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (regional) underground city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c.

🇲🇹 Malta · Underground city

Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40)

Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic

Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40) at Hypogeum, Paola, Malta is a Chalcolithic (regional) underground city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c.

🇪🇬 Egypt · Underground city

New Saqqara Necropolis II — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-01)

Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age

New Saqqara Necropolis II — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-01) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Bronze Age (regional) underground city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c.

🇲🇹 Malta · Underground city

Southern Hypogeum Fortress South — Hypogeum, Paola (59-39)

Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age

Southern Hypogeum Fortress South — Hypogeum, Paola (59-39) at Hypogeum, Paola, Malta is a Bronze Age (regional) underground city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c.

🇪🇬 Egypt · Underground city

Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44)

Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic

Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Neolithic (regional) underground city of the Neolithic tradition, built c.

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Underground city

Royal Lalibela Reservoir Inner — Lalibela (59-08)

Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic

Royal Lalibela Reservoir Inner — Lalibela (59-08) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Early Historic (regional) underground city of the Early Historic tradition, built c.

🇪🇬 Egypt · Underground city

Sacred Saqqara Ridge II — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-45)

Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic

Sacred Saqqara Ridge II — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-45) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (regional) underground city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c.

🇪🇬 Egypt · Underground city

Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35)

Medieval (regional) · Medieval

Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Medieval (regional) underground city of the Medieval tradition, built c.

🇹🇷 Turkey · Buried city

Derinkuyu — Buried City Ancillary Stable North (Cappadocia)

Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Derinkuyu — Buried City Ancillary Stable North (Cappadocia) in Nevşehir, Derinkuyu, Turkey is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attribu…

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Underground city

Sacred Lalibela Village South — Lalibela (59-49)

Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic

Sacred Lalibela Village South — Lalibela (59-49) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Neolithic (regional) underground city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 400 BCE for village and associated settlement.

🇹🇷 Turkey · Underground city

Derinkuyu Underground City

Byzantine (with Hittite/Phrygian antecedents debated) · Byzantine Cappadocian / earlier Phrygian/Hittite use

Deepest excavated underground city in Cappadocia, connected to Kaymaklı and 200+ subterranean complexes via 8 km tunnel. Rolling stone doors 500 kg, ventilation shafts, chapels, wineries.

🇹🇷 Turkey · Underground city

Kaymaklı Underground City

Hittite to Byzantine · Phrygian / Byzantine

Second major Cappadocian underground city, 8 levels open to tourists, rolling doors, stables, wine storage, connected to Derinkuyu via tunnel.

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Derinkuyu Underground City

Karez of Turpan

Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia)

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Karez of Turpan

Eastern Hypogeum Settlement B — Hypogeum, Paola (59-18)

Central Saqqara Necropolis Inner — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-28)

Central Lalibela Reservoir Central — Lalibela (59-38)

Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10)

Little Lalibela Mound Inner — Lalibela (59-03)

Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia)

Central Derinkuyu Terrace II — Derinkuyu, Cappadocia (59-19)

Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32)

Inner Saqqara Sanctuary West — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-26)

Central Saqqara Settlement Inner — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-04)

Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40)

New Saqqara Necropolis II — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-01)

Southern Hypogeum Fortress South — Hypogeum, Paola (59-39)

Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44)

Royal Lalibela Reservoir Inner — Lalibela (59-08)

Sacred Saqqara Ridge II — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-45)

Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35)

Derinkuyu — Buried City Ancillary Stable North (Cappadocia)

Sacred Lalibela Village South — Lalibela (59-49)

Derinkuyu Underground City

Kaymaklı Underground City

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Derinkuyu Underground City

Karez of Turpan

Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia)

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