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Ardiçli



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Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
2150 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Gümüshane
District:
Merkez
Village:
Dörene


TAYEx:
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Registration State:
For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages.
     


Location: It is located on a steep rocky slope of the Ucbacak Hill; somewhat upper than the Loncunos Remains; close to the Dörene Village. It can be reached from the village by a 1-1.5 hour walk.
Geography and Environment: It has a very large and high entrance. It gets narrower in the middle and final zones; shaping like a cleft. At the end; a 15 m descent leads into a large hall. The hall in the final zone is adorned with stalactites and stalagmites. It is a dry cave.
Destruction Details:


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