ancient rock-hewn cave city

C2325
concept

An ancient rock-hewn cave city is a sprawling settlement carved directly into cliffs or mountainsides, featuring interconnected dwellings, temples, and passageways sculpted from living stone.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
rock-cut temple 18
ancient rock-hewn town 3
rock-cut temple complex 3

Instances (31)

Instance Via concept surface
Vardzia cave monastery complex
Ellora Caves
surface form: Kailasa Temple
rock-cut temple
Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari rock-cut temple
Uplistsikhe cave city ancient rock-hewn town
Temple of Derr rock-cut temple
Abu Simbel temples rock-cut temple complex
Temple of Beit el-Wali rock-cut temple
Temple of Ramesses II at Wadi es-Sebua rock-cut temple
Valley of the Lions rock-cut temple complex
Uplistsikhe ancient rock-hewn town
Sassi di Matera cave-dwelling settlement
Matera
surface form: Sassi di Matera
cave dwellings complex
Xiangtangshan caves
surface form: Xiangtangshan Caves
rock-cut temple
Pancha Rathas rock-cut temple complex
Varaha Cave Temple rock-cut temple
Ganesha Ratha rock-cut temple
Vardzia cave complex rock-hewn city
Kailasa Temple rock-cut temple
Cave 16 rock-cut temple
Verul Caves
surface form: Kailasa temple
rock-cut temple
Derr
surface form: rock-cut temple of Ramesses II at Derr
rock-cut temple
Cuauhtinchan archaeological site rock-cut temple
Fortress of the Lord ancient rock-hewn town
Uplistsikhe (nearby)
surface form: Uplistsikhe
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Derr, Lower Nubia
surface form: Temple of Derr
rock-cut temple
Malegitti Shivalaya temple rock-cut temple
Temple of Ramesses II at Derr rock-cut temple
Neelkanth Temple rock-cut temple
Gila Cliff Dwellings (core archeological area) cliff dwelling complex
Lord’s Fortress rock-hewn cave city
Temple of Wadi es-Sebua rock-cut temple