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One reason for this underground city being built is thought to be to offer an escape from the high daytime temperature of the region. However the main reason that the underground city of
Noushabad was carved stemmed from the fact that in the past, this region was insecure, suffering from raids, and
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There are three levels in this underground city, planned in such a way that going to the different levels required moving from down to up. This made it easier for the people sheltering in the underground city to prevent enemies from getting to the upper levels. Another interesting feature of their
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,476 in 2,859 households. The following census in 2011 counted 10,904 people in 3,266 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,838 people in 3,707 households.
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