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Inhisar |
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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
350 m | |||
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Depth: |
+42 m | |||
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Length: |
180 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Bilecik | |||
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District: |
Inhisar | |||
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Village: |
Merkez | |||
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| Location: It is located on the northern slope of the Inkaya Hill (515 m) facing Sakarya River; to the immediate south of the Inhisar District; northwest of Eskisehir. It can be reached from the Bilecik-Sögüt-Inhisar-Saricakaya or Eskisehir-Sögüt-Inhisar and Eskisehir-Sarikaya-Mihalgazi-Inhisar motorways. A road leads near to the cave |
| Structural Properties and formation : It was formed within the Upper Jura Lower Cretaceous aged Bilecik limestones; which is important in improving the solution with its fracture-rich structures; suitable for karstification and cave development. However; insoluble metamorphites underlying the limestones and comprising the karstic bottom level inhibited the cave to grow deeper. It consists of a single gallery with a roof height of 3 to 20 m and width of 4 to 25 m. The bottom is covered by soil; pebbles; debris and big blocks. Located in a vadose zone; it is a fossil cave which halted its development. The Inhisaralti Cave; which is situated 8-10 below looks like a extension of it. Depending on the lowering of the Sakarya River; the underground water in the cave was also lowered; resulting in the formation of a second cave. It is poor in decorations. |
| Research History: It was explored by MTA; and its map and other characteristics were published in 2001. |
| Findings: An intense bat population inhabit the cave which is comprised by a very large gallery. The colonies of bats live almost everywhere in the cave. |
