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Yarasaini



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

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


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
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Location: It can be reached by the Eskisehir-Saricakaya-Mihalgazi-Alpagut and Inhisar-Sögüt motorways. The road running from Mihalgazi to Alpagut and Inhisar passes by the cave. The distance from Alpagut to the cave is 2 km.
Geography and Environment: It was developed in the Upper Jura Lower Cretaceous aged limestones. It lies in the northwest-southeast direction; and shows characteristics of a multilayer development. It is a fossil and dry cave with 3 storey; which halted its development; situated on the bank of the Sakarya river. It has two interconnected entrances. No or little dripstone decorations can be seen.
Destruction Details:


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