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Underneath the Turkish region of Cappadocia,
在土耳其的卡帕多西亚的地底下
a system of hidden tunnels and caves were undiscovered for a thousand years
有一系列隐秘的隧道和洞穴，它们被埋藏了一千多年
until one man decided to renovate his home
直到有一天，有人决定翻新翻新他家的房子
Eighteen stories below the ground level in the Turkish region of Cappadocia is the ancient hidden city Derinkuyu
在土耳其的卡帕多西亚18层楼深的地方，就是代林库尤地下古城
The city was rediscovered in 1963
这一地下城于1963年被世人重新发现
when a man knocked down a wall in his basement and stumbled across a hidden room
一位男子推倒他家地下室的一堵墙之后，误打误撞发现了一个隐秘的屋子
This triggered an excavation of the area
人们便开始挖掘此处
to reveal the hidden city that is a thousand years old and over 280 feet deep
结果就发现了这个长达千年且深达280英尺有余的地下城
It is thought to have been created during the Byzantine era around 1000 AD
人们认为，这座城是公园1000年上下，也就是拜占庭时期修建的。
to protect the community from wars and natural disasters
目的是为了保护当地人免遭战乱和自然灾害。
It is made up of a network of tunnels
这座地下城由许多相连的坑道组成
connecting what would have been kitchens, stables, churches, wells and even schools
有的坑道过去可能是厨房，也有的像马厩、教堂、井，甚至还有一些像是学校
The Cappadocia region is known for subterranean safe havens
卡帕多西亚地区以地下避难所闻名
and it's speculated that may have connected many of them
有人猜测，代林库尤可能就连接了很多个避难所
The city likely could have hidden 20,000 people, livestock and food supplies
这座地下城或许能掩护多达2万的人、牲畜及其粮草。
making it the largest underground city in Cappadocia
该地下城因此成了卡帕多西亚地区最大的地下城。
