| Location: Located 8 km northwest of the Saray District; it lies on the northern skirts of the Yanosman Hill; right on the bank of the Ayvacik (Ergene) Creek. It can be reached from the Kavacik Village; which is at the 5th km of the Saray-Vize motorway or the village road of Saray-Ayvacik. The road connecting the Kavacik and Ayvacik villages and passing through the Ayvacik Creek passes right across the cave. It is located next to the Kücük Kalasli Cave. |
| Geography and Environment: The vicinity of Horatasi Cave consists of the Paleozoic milonitic gneisses comprising the basis of the Istranca Massif; and the overlying Eocene aged Kirklareli limestones; and the Oligocene silty-sandy-chalky limestones and the Plio-Quaternary sand and pebble deposits. Being a passage type of fossil cave which halted its development; it is a characteristic form of Pliocene. Elongating in the east-west direction in compliance with the development of the paleo Ayvacik Creek flowing; producing meanders on the Pliocene deudational surfaces; it became surfaced by disintegrating through morphological evolution resulting from quaternary movements. |
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