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Yarimkaya



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Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
1250 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Eskisehir
District:
Han
Village:
Kayi


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
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Location: It is located on the left bank of the Degirmen Creek; near the Kayi Village; which is 10 km northwest of the Han District; 95 km southeast of Eskisehir. It can be reached by the Eskisehir-Cifteler-Han Kayi Village or Eskisehir-Seyitgazi-Bardakci-Karaagac-Kayi Village motorway. A road leads to the cave; 1.5 km south of the Kayi Village.
Geography and Environment: It is a sinkhole type of cave developed horizontally. The entrance is 20 m high from the base of the valley; like a -3m steep shaft. No decorations can be seen. It is a fossil cave in the vadose zone; which halted its development.
Destruction Details:


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