Explore the Unique Underground Town, Inhabited by 3500 People

An extremely special town deep in the ground, the internal temperature is always maintained at 24 degrees Celsius to help people avoid heat even when the outdoor temperature reaches 50°C. It is Coober Pedy town located deep in the ground in Australia, a bustling and settled place of about 3500 people.

Key Facts About Coober Pedy Town

Coober Pedy is a famous opal gem. Initially, miners built houses in mining tunnels for the main purpose of exploitation. Gradually, the miners turned down underground houses to avoid the heat up to 50 degrees of daytime and the cold to 0 degrees at night.

Opal Is a precious mineral rarer than rubies and diamonds, so more and more people flock here to exploit and create many hollow holes in the ground. Exploitation area is expanded and more and more big houses are built.

The temporary construction houses have been repaired and decorated quite comfortably like other houses on the ground from bed, living room, wardrobe, television, cooking stove. People here water use is led from a 24km underground underground source located north of the town.

Sandstone is the main material for building houses in the ground because it is easy to exploit, has stability and stability. In addition, the beautiful color of sandstone also brings elegance, warmth to the space inside the house, in stark contrast to the harshness of the weather outside the desert.

Each house has a narrow vertical axis for ventilation to all rooms. Especially the kitchen and living room are illuminated with natural light thanks to a light shaft. The bedroom is arranged in the back of the house to keep quiet. The houses in the earth always have a stable temperature of about 24 degrees Celsius and 20% humidity.

Entrance of a house in the ground.

Each house in the ground has access to the house adjacent to the outside street. to increase the bright colors for the scenery, many people also design small gardens in front of the entrance.

Why Coober Pedy Town Matters

Despite being an underground town, Coober Pedy has a full range of public places to serve people like every other common town from museums, art galleries, churches to restaurants, supermarkets, and parks Have fun, bar. Even the town has a hotel for those who want to come here to experience underground life.

The life of the people in the town is quite busy and bustling in contrast to the landscape on the land surface. The beautiful underground houses in this exotic town have attracted many visitors from all over the world to Coober Pedy. Even this unique town has been used as a backdrop in fictional movies in space like Red Planet, the strange Planet Monster.

Here are some pictures of the town with 1-0-2 in this world.

View of the town above the ground.

Bedroom.

The kitchen area of a house is illuminated by natural light.

Modern living room is extremely unique and impressive.

An underground church

The church aims to meet the religious needs of the people in the town.

A book store.

Jewelry store.

A restaurant in town.

The hotel caters to tourists who want to experience life in town.

An underground room in Coober Pedy.

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