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Dumanlikaya

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Dumanlikaya
Type:
Vertical Cave
Altitude:
1000 m
Depth:
- 45 m
Length:
52 m
Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Eskisehir
District:
Inönü
Village:
Merkez

     


Location: It lies next to the Ballik Quarter; about 12 km east of the Inönü District to the southwest of Eskisehir. It was formed over a karstik plateau cleft by Ballik and Kayala creeks joining the Sarisu Brook; a branch of the Porsuk Brook. It can be reached from the Eskisehir-Inönü-Kutahya motorway or the Ankara-Eskisehir-Istanbul railway. A half an hour walk from the Ballik Quarter leads to the cave.
Structural Properties and formation : It is located on a plateau-like region sloping upward steeply; to the immediate south of the Inönü Plain. The entrance is a -35 m shaft; which is followed by an inclining floor; and the final zone ends up at a depth of -45 m in respect to the entrance. The bottom is covered with block debris; soil and guano. No dripstone decorations were found. It is a fossil cave; which halted its development.
Research History: It was explored by MTA; and its map and other characteristics were published in 2001.
Findings: Big colonies of bats inhabit the cave. Number of guanobias in guano intensifying in the zone following the shaft-like entrance has been increased.


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