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Çeşka Underground City is a multi-layered underground settlement located approximately 3 kilometers northeast of the city center of Yozgat, Türkiye, north of Kirazlı Göleti. Situated atop a high hill that dominates the surrounding landscape, this structure reflects the characteristic features of underground cities built in the region for defense, shelter, and storage purposes. Archaeological findings suggest that the site may be associated with ceramics dating to the Roman, Byzantine, and Phrygi

Yılantaş is a tomb chamber located within the boundaries of the İhsaniye district, in the region renowned for its Phrygian rock monuments. The structure, which exhibits the characteristics of a monumental rock tomb from the Phrygian period, has been carved into the southern slope of a large rock massif. Its facade arrangement and surrounding architectural traces show similarities with other Phrygian monumental structures in the area.The name “Yılantaş” derives from the local practice of comparin