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Ինքնատիպ քաղաք, որտեղ մարդիկ ապրում են ստորգետնյա տներում (լուսանկարներ)

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Ինքնատիպ քաղաք, որտեղ մարդիկ ապրում են ստորգետնյա տներում (լուսանկարներ)

Ավստրալական Կուբեր Պեդին կարելի է համարել աշխարհի ամենաօրիգինալ քաղաքներից մեկը: Այստեղ շուրջ 3.500 մարդ բնակվում է գետնի տակ փորված տներում, պատճառը՝ երբեմն 50 աստիճանի հասնող շոգից փրկվելն է:

Հարավային Ավստրալիայում գտնվող քաղաքում կան ստորգետնյա եկեղեցիներ, թանգարաններ, պատկերասրահներ, սրճարաններ և նույնիսկ հյուրանոցներ:

 

There are 3,500 residents living in Coomber Pedy's dugouts or mud caves, with all the amenities of a home above ground

The curious underground haven, located in the outback of South Australia's far north, comes complete with a pool hall

It was built for residents to escape the blistering heat above - where temperatures reach a staggering 50 degrees - pictured, a guest bedroom

The beautifully carved underground Serbian Orthodox Church is one of five underground churches in Coober Pedy

Signalling its name and nodding to its industrial roots, a mining vehicle on stilts welcomes visitors to the arid settlement

The town's water supply comes from an underground source 24 kilometres north of the town - pictured, an abandoned dwelling

With no civilization for as far as the eye can see, the moon-like landscape is located 840 kilometres north of the city of Adelaide

Another of the town's underground churches, this one named the St Peter and Paul Catholic Church, and decorated with statues in the walls' hollows 

Living in one of the world's most inhospitable regions, the stony desert above has climbed to extreme temperatures of up to 50 degrees in the day and dropping to zero at night - pictured, a meal served in on the enclaves 

Judy McLean displays the dimly-lit subterranean bar and lounge of Faye's underground house, pictured in July 2005

The culturally diverse town is known for supplying the world with the majority of gem quality opal, which is their main source of income - pictured, an alternative view of the bar

Around 150 million years ago, Coober Pedy was under the ocean but after the water receded, the sandy silica minerals from the seabed flowed into the rocky cracks and solidified over time - pictured, a bedroom

It looks more like the setting for the Flintstones that a thriving real-world community, with its round walls and sparse furnishings

Miners began living underground, commonly known as dugouts, to escape the heat of summer and winter's cool desert nights.

Business opportunities are limited in Coober Pedy, but intrigued tourists do visit the region, and there's even a Comfort Inn overground 

A general view of the opal fields in the town of Coober Pedy, where it's recognised as the largest producer of opal in the world

The mining town is home to the world's hottest golf course - and despite the sign, there's clearly not much grass to go around

 

 

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