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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
1180 m | |||
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Depth: |
-13.5 m | |||
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Length: |
162 m | |||
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Region: |
Central Anatolia | |||
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Province: |
Konya | |||
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District: |
Beysehir | |||
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Village: |
Kurucaova | |||
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| Location: It lies to the west of the Beysehir Lake in the Kurucaova Town; 64 km away from Beysehir. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It was formed within the Cretaceous limestones. Any kind of cave decoration can be found inside the cave. It is a horizontally developed fossil cave and; through the end of the cave; there is a small lake. |
| Research History: It was first explored by Italians in 1970. It was re-explored and mapped by MTA in 1993. |
| Findings: Cave flies and grasshoppers were seen in the entrance zone and bats in the middle zone. |
