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Hizar

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Hizar
Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
m
Depth:
m
Length:
525 m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Karabük
District:
Safranbolu
Village:
Gayze

     


Location: It is located on the northern side of the Mencilis Massif; 20 km north of Safranbolu on the Karabük-Zonguldak motorway. Its square entrance on the fascinating steep rocks can be seen from the road. It is the upper entrance; there are also two more big entrances behind the cave.
Structural Properties and formation : It is a horizontally developed fossil cave. Entered through a big mouth; it consists of a main gallery and two side passages. The branch in the first passage on left leads into a siphon where the water is collected. Immediately 50 m under the mouth of the cave lies a spring drainage; upsurging by a siphon. The siphon inside the cave is probably connected to the main gallery by a shaft.
Research History: The British Trent Polytechnic explored the cave during the speleological excursion in 1978 and mapped it. It was also explored by M. Meyssonnier and his team; and mapped to the 1a standard in 1978.
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