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Cilga



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Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
150 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Aegean
Province:
Izmir
District:
Seferihisar
Village:
Cilga


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages.
     


Location: The cave; only accessible from the sea; can be reached by renting a fishing boat at Sigacik; and going to the Cilga Bay at the western end of the Sigacik Gulf. After landing; a 45-minute walk leads to the cave.
Geography and Environment: It was formed within limestones; and it is adorned with plenty of stalactites; stalagmites and columns.
Destruction Details:


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