Ozkonak Underground Settlement This underground settlement is the center of the town of Ozkonak, +4 km north of Avanos and hollowed out into the west slopes of the Idis Dagi where the tufa layers are mainly found.
Although there is only one floor, it covers a large area and the spaces are connected to each other with tunnels. Unlike the important underground citise of Kaymakli and Derinkuyu there are very long and narrow holes to enable communication between the levls. When the entrances of neatly hollowed the levels. When the entrances of neatly hollowed chambers were closed, those narrow (5 cm in diameter) and long holes were used also for ventilation.
Unlike the other underground settlements, just in front of the millstone doors, on the ceiling of the tunnels, there are small holes which were made to pour hot oil on the enemy, or to spear them.
As in the underground cities of Kaynakli and Derinkuyu, in this underground settlement are a ventilation shaft, a well a winery and milsstone doors. |
