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Elmaçayiri |
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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
920 m | |||
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Depth: |
-10.5 m | |||
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Length: |
130 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Bursa | |||
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District: |
Inegöl | |||
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Village: |
Elmaçayir | |||
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| Location: It lies next to the Elmacayiri Village on the eastern part of Uludag; 20 km to the southwest of Inegöl. It can be reached by a smooth stabilized road interconnecting the Cerrah; Süle and Elmacayiri villages from Inegöl. |
| Structural Properties and formation : On the contact zone of metaphormics overlaying the Menderes Massif with the Permian aged marbles; it was formed horizontally within the marbles. It has a small and narrow entrance. The section at the end of 130 m is at the same level with the entrance; which houses plenty of dripstone pools filled with water. Continuing to grow since the Pliocene epoch; all kinds of dripstone decorations can be seen inside the cave. It houses water throughout the year; and the underground creek disappears without resurging. |
| Research History: It was explored and mapped by MTA; and published in 1997. |
| Findings: A few number of bats were seen. |
