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Sarikiz Subatani



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Type:
Vertical Cave
Altitude:
1195 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Eskisehir
District:
Saricakaya
Village:


TAYEx:
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Registration State:
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Location: It lies on a high plateau; abandoned after deeply breached by the Sakarya River. Located 2-5 km east of the Afarin Sinkhole; it is on the Saricakaya-Yenipazar road. It can be reached after a 15-20 minute walk from the Sarikaya Upland.
Geography and Environment: It was vertically formed within the Jura-Lower Cretaceous limestones; and it consist of a circle-like single hall. It is a sinkhole type of fossil cave; which halted its development. It has no contact with underground waters.
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