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Koyunbaba

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Type:
 Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
 140 m
Diameter:
 m- Direction:
Region:
 Marmara
Province:
 Kirklareli
District:
 Merkez
Village:
 Koyunbaba
TAYEx:
 -
Registration State:
 For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages.
     

Location: It lies on the right slope of the Teke Creek originating from the Kayali Dam; 3 km north the Koyunbaba Village; 15 km southwest of Kirklareli. It is located on a stabilized road deviating to Koyunbaba from the Teke Creek at 9th km of the road running from Kirklareli to Kayaliköy.
Geography and Environment: It is a fossil cave which was formed within the Eocene limestones over a pronounced fault line. It has three entrances; the main entrance is 20 m high from the valley; the second one is located at +13 m and the second one at +5.5 m in respect to the main entrance. Initially elongating in the northwest-southeast directions; it changed its direction in the mid where the second entrance is located toward north-south. At this point of change; a big depression hall of 50x60 m with a roof height of 30 m was developed.
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