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Bektasin Sayalar |
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Type: |
Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
115 m | |||
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Depth: |
-11 m | |||
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Length: |
32 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Kirklareli | |||
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District: |
Vize | |||
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Village: |
Hamidiye | |||
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| Location: The Bektasin Sayalar Cave which lies to the south of the Hamidiye Village; 25 km northeast of the Vize District of Kirklareli is located in a bushy area; right near the Hamidiye Village junction of the 31 km Vize-Kiyiköy motorway. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It was formed within the Eocene aged limestones on the schists of the Istranca Massif caprocks; on a pronounced fault line in the northwest-southeast direction. It is a fossil cave which was developed both horizontally and vertically. |
| Research History: It was explored and mapped by MTA in 1997. |
| Findings: No other forms of life were observed except the molluscs near the entrance zone. |
