The ancient city of Jinn
In this article, we will learn about a strange and mysterious city located under the surface of the earth, and strangely, it was discovered by chance.
The way this amazing city was built baffled archaeologists and researchers who examined it. The mysterious city is known as
Jinn city
The terrifying city of the jinn was discovered in the most beautiful regions in Turkey and is known as the region (Cappadocia), and the ancient cities of the jinn are what it is really famous for, but its real name is:
Derinkuyu City
The Turkish word means (the deep well), and this city is completely different from the region that contains it, which is famous for its beauty in its picturesque natural scenes.
Discover the city of the jinn
The city was discovered in 1963, by pure coincidence, as one of the individuals was demolishing one of the walls of his house in order to repair, to find a room behind the wall, and behind it another room, and then another room, and so on, because the architectural design of most houses in Turkey is somewhat similar to sculpture inside caves or mountains
Jinn city site
Until the area of the room or the entire city was reached, which was estimated at about 85 meters in depth, but the specialized scholars did not reach the secret of building or restoring or the existence of such a frightening city, especially since the city includes many, many houses, participating kitchens, stables and rooms for worship..
?What is the shape of the city of the jinn
The city is distinguished by its corridors, kitchens, and stone beds to mimic the reality of the city of the jinn, which makes it accommodate 30,000 people with more than 200 rooms and rooms, "according to what was written on the identification board in front of the city."
But the strange thing is that there are lower catacombs that look like tombs inside the rooms, "as if they simulate life between birth and death"; It is noteworthy that the city was built approximately 1400 years ago.
The depth of the city under the ground, consisting of several layers, made it possible to accommodate this large number, and provides comfort for its visitors and residents, through many ventilation holes, which allow the renewal and passage of fresh air into the interior.
City rooms vary between Medium and large, plus To temples, waterways and reservoirs food scattered between its corridors and rooms.
The city is characterized by highly accurate architecture and its difficulty, for the use of raw materials that are not easy to deal with, such as soft volcanic rocks, which are its main component.
Building the city of the jinn
Where architects pointed out;
Building a city of this size and with such precision and detail is a very complicated matter.
It is a great challenge for any similar civilization
Rather, they came to describe the building as a miracle, which is equal to the amazement of building the Egyptian pyramids.
The city is a tourist attraction and a destination for foreign and Turkish visitors, and the price of an entrance ticket varies, but it does not exceed $8. Your journey begins at the gate of the city of the jinn, and you are not allowed to wear a large backpack, because you will not be able to move inside easily, due to its narrow corridors.
As soon as you enter through the gate, you will walk and check your eyes for the smallest details of this ancient architectural masterpiece.
The city consists of 13 layers below the ground, you descend to each layer through a stone staircase, but do not worry, although the city is a maze, but there are signs on its walls guiding your path.
Explanations for the existence of the city of the jinn:
- It is said that the city did not exist in order to protect the new Christians who fled from religious persecution, which is somewhat true because the region witnessed the flight of many Christians from the oppression of the Romans, and the evidence for this is the presence of worship rooms in the city of the jinn
History of the city of Jinn
- It is also said that the city dates back to the Persian Zoroastrian civilization, which is the oldest civilization known to Turkey, where the legend says that the god Ahura Mazda tried to save the human race from extinction, so he built the city underground.
- And there is a third narration that says that the city is really for the jinn and the jinn who built the city because the making and design of the city is impossible to be from human hands, as it is a miracle in construction that may be compared with the miracle of building the pyramids, but the difference is that we know who built the pyramids
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