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Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
1050 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Eskisehir
District:
Mihaliçcik
Village:
Yalimkaya


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Location: It lies on the right slope of the Domya Creek; a branch of the Sakarya River; 1 km east of the Yalimkaya (Domya) Village to the northwest of the Mihaliccik District. The Domya (Gürleyik) Creek; flowing in a deeply buried valley from west to east between high mountains has cleaved and splitted the region. It can be reached either from the Büydüz-Sasa-Yalimkaya road deviating from the Eskisehir-Mihaliccik motorway or the Mihaliccik-Gürleyik-Yalimkaya motorway. After arriving in Yalimkaya by vehicle; the cave is reached after a 1-hour walking. Located on the steep slope to the north of the Kayabasi Hill (1263 m); it is mostly descended by rope. It lies 1.5 km west of the Sarikaya Cave. It can also be reached by a half an hour walk inside the deep canyon of the Domya Creek from the village of Gürleyik.
Geography and Environment: It was formed within the Sömdiken marbles on a northeast-southwest directed fault. It consists of one gallery. It is highly rich in decorations (stalactites; stalagmites; columns; wall and curtain dripstones). The stalactites; stalagmites and wall dripstones have been covered by gray or grayish white and black colors; which are common in areas with high hydrothermal activities. It is a fossil cave which halted its development.
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