is solid but, look, it s soft at the same time. listen to that. this is limestone, so its texture is like a soft cheese underground and hardens magnificently outside in the open air and the sun, it is what a lot of houses in the district are made of and something midyat is famous for as well as the caves themselves. and these cool caverns have attracted a lot of attention since their discovery. with this potential massive size possibly rivalling the famous cappadocia cave dwellings elsewhere in turkey. this is like the first time i don t mind being short. 2,000 years ago, the average height
it s not very loud and it s quite muffled, but who knows when it will come in handy. thank you, lucy, and also thanks to our four legged friends, ben, ollie and ladybaby for helping us out with that too. before we finish this week s show, we re going to head to turkey and a place called midyat, it s in the east of the country not far from the syrian border. recently, loads of films and tv series have been shot there because it looks so stunning but, if you head underground, you will discover a whole different world. so we sent omar there to explore. welcome to midyat, a town in south eastern turkey close to the border with syria. it s a place steeped in history and has been home to the many civilisations that passed through this area over the last 3,000 years. they ve all left their mark
because it s quite cold, but what they didn t know was that they were all connected. and, my, what an incredible sight. i happily got lost in this network of caves, thought to be at least 1,900 years old, and estimated to have once been inhabited by over 70,000 people. a lot of this is quite weathered now, but you can see there s clear stairs and paths into different rooms. it s thousands of years old. what i m fascinated by is the stone is solid, but look, it s soft at the same time. this is limestone, so its texture is like a soft cheese underground and hardens magnificently outside in the open air and the sun, it is what a lot of houses in the district are made of and something midyat is famous
recently, loads of films and tv series have been shot there because it looks so stunning, but if you head underground, you will discover a whole different world. so we sent omar there to explore. welcome to midyat, a town in south eastern turkey close to the border with syria. it s a place steeped in history and has been home to the many civilisations that passed through this area over the last 3,000 years. they ve all left their mark up here on the surface, but also underground. during a restoration project to midyat s older buildings back in 2020, someone from the team discovered a doorway that leads to one of these caves, the more they dug, the more they found. these are underground spaces under each house and were known to people and used for storage
can set activity goals means it s really helpful as a weight management tool as well and could prevent them from putting on a few extra pounds and everything is personalised to your dog s breed, age and weight. it is waterproof and if your pet has a habit of splashing around in streams or rivers and you don t need to spend hours searching around for an excitable dog that has gone off in the park, it has live location tracking. but my best feature has got to be the audio id tag which broadcasts the dog s id to anyone who presses the button. it s not very loud and it s quite muffled but who knows when it will come in handy. thank you, lucy and also thanks to our a legged friends, ben, onnie and ladybaby for helping us out with that too. before we finish this week s show we re going to head to turkey and a place called midyat, it s in the east of the country not far from the syrian border.