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Gürleyik 1

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Gürleyik 1
Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
1050 m
Depth:
+2 m
Length:
77 m
Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Eskisehir
District:
Mihaliçcik
Village:
Gürleyik

     


Location: It is located on the right bank of the Kayalibogaz Creek; 2 km south of the Mihaliccik District. It can be reached from the Mihaliccik-Nallihan road. A 45-minute walk leads to the cave from the town of Dinek.
Structural Properties and formation : Halted its development; it is an abandoned fossil cave. It is adorned with many decorations (stalactites; stalagmites; columns and drapery dripstones and helictites).
Research History: It was explored by MTA; and its map and other characteristics were published in 2001.
Findings: A restricted number of bats inhabits the entrance hall and several parts of the main gallery.


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