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Demirözü / Temirözü



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

Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Ankara
District:
Haymana
Village:
Demirözü


TAYEx:
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Registration State:
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Location: It lies within the boundaries of the Demirözü Village. The area where the cave is located is 35 km far from Haymana. It can be reached from the main square in Haymana by driving approximately 1 km on the road to Polatli; and turning left from the first bridge; and then taking the dirt road leading to Demirözü. The road directly leads to Demirözü after passing a few villages; and the cave is 4 km further from Demirözü on the same road.
Geography and Environment: With a horizontal entrance; it consists of several branches connected with the fossil main gallery. Through the final zone; there is a steep joint of about 30 m; which can only be descended by rope and SRT material. The descent leads to a hall; housing a bat colony. It ends up after a few successive halls. It is richly adorned with stalactites and stalagmites. The main structure is composed of stucked pebbles resembling mosaics and masses stucked with soil. Changing its physical structure due to collapses during the geological formation process; today it has characteristics of a fossil cave. Remains from prehistoric ages can be seen up to the zone where a cave-cistern is located. There is another depression of 15 m; above the entrance. Numerous stalactites and stalagmites can be seen along the galleries which become narrow and wide randomly.
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