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Belpinar Karain



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maps Belpinar Karain

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

Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Antalya
District:
Kemer
Village:
Beldibi


TAYEx:
Not found - 21/6/2001

Registration State:
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Location: This cave site is southwest of the city of Antalya and northwest of the village of Beldibi. It is close to the site of Belbasi and lies on the northern slopes of the Belpinar Stream Valley; by the cliffs where the Belbasi Rock-Shelter is located. It is 3 km from Kumbucagi Rock Shelter. Although Bostanci has named this site Karain; in order to avoid confusion with the other Karain Cave in Antalya; he has differentiated this site by calling it the Belpinar Karain. The approximate location of this site has been shown in the schematic plan above.
Geography and Environment: Villagers informed Bostanci of the existence of another cave with wall paintings known as Yatakyeri east of this cave. Bostanci; however; in publications on this site does not address this cave. Yatakyeri; as a result; has not been included in this volume. Neither dimensions of the Karain cave nor a geologic explanation of its formation has been reported. The name of the site is probably local.
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