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Iznik Under the Ground: Insect Spring and Hypogeums
August 5, 20261 min readIznik Expedition Team
Vaulted holy springs, baptisteries and ancient water channels lying under the streets of the city.
The ayazma in İznik does not create a single giant underground city of hypoje and waterway residues; made with different periods and different functions, it is separate parts left under the soil of the city.
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Healing Water and Insect Offerings
There are local descriptions associated with the search of silk insecticidal and healing around the name of insecticide. Instead of exact historical function, evaluate these comments as part of the developing public memory around the water source.
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