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

Region:
Marmara
Province:
Bursa
District:
Keles
Village:
Gelemiç


TAYEx:
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Registration State:
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Location: It is located on a high karstic plateau; deeply rifted with canyon valleys by the Kocasu Creek and its branches; near the Gelemic Village. A 5 km stabilized road leads to the beginning of the canyon. The cave; which is 300 m high from the base of valley can be reached by a 45 minute walk through a steep slope.
Geography and Environment: It was fossilized; being abandoned as a result of sudden sink of the Kocasu Creek. It consists of three halls; which are interconnected with narrow passages. Driptone decorations are very intense in these halls and passages. Located at vadose zone; it is a fossil and dry cave; which halted its development.
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