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Armutbogazi



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

Region:
Marmara
Province:
Balikesir
District:
Dursunbey
Village:
Durabeyler


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
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Location: It is located near the Durabeyler Village; approximately 14 km north of Dursunbey. It lies on the left bank of the Tasovasi Creek. A road leads near to the cave from the Dursunbey District.
Geography and Environment: It was formed along a pronounced fault line within the Permian marbles. Formed as resurgence; today it is completely a fossil cave. It is composed of two interconnected branches; and it is adorned with stalactites; stalagmites; columns; draperies and wall dripstones. It is dry in all seasons.
Destruction Details:


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