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Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
150 m | |||
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Depth: |
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Length: |
500 m | |||
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Region: |
Mediterranean | |||
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Province: |
Mersin | |||
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District: |
Silifke | |||
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Village: |
Narlikuyu | |||
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| Özbek 1992 ölçüm 220; -165 |
| Location: On a big pile of debris and approximately at 60 m altitude on the western end of the elliptical Cennet pit lies the remains of an ancient Byzantium church. At this point; the cave starts and continues westward. It is very close to the Cehennem Cave. It is a show cave. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It is a pit which was formed by the depression of the roof; which had been corroded by an underground creek; within the Miocenic calcareous deposits. Elevated 150 m from the sea level; the pit is descended by a pathway with stairs from the Roman Period. At the deepest point of the cave; a small part of the underground water looks like siphon; and sometimes it is flooded depending on the season. |
| Research History: It was first explored by T. Aygen. |
| Findings: There lies remains of a Byzantium church on the western end. A few bats (Myotis nattereri; Eptesicus bottae) were seen [Benda-Horacek 1998:274; 285]. |
