Mazi Village
Underground City
Mazi Village which
the ancient name
"Mataza"" 18 km
south from Urgup and
10 km east from
kaymakli underground
city. There are
early Roman period
king tombs both
perpendicular slope
of the valley.
Plateau has so many Byzantium period.
Mazi underground city has been carved west perpendicular slope of the village into the valley. Detected in 4 different locations input, main entrance hall is built with irregular stones. Big circular stone in the short corridor for control input /output of the underground city. Acroos the
entrance
space is
barn, barns
which spread
to large
areas of the
underground
city, is
indifferent
from others.
However,
there is a
carved rock
basin middle
of a barn is
the
different
speciality
from the
others. So
many barns
indicates
that welfare
level is so
high because
of the
abundance of
animal
production.
Via a short corridor is reached to underground city church from barns. Entrance of this place can be closed with a circular stone. Church abscissa has been carved in the corner and the front is decorated with relief. A space between the barns were used as winery. There is a chimney top of the winery for grapes to fall down. Tatlarin
underground
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