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Arpalik 1



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Type:
Cave
Altitude:
1600 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Konya
District:
Seydisehir
Village:
Keçili


TAYEx:
-

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


Location: It is reached from the Seydisehir-Mortas-Yarpuz motorway. It is also possible to use the touristic Manavgat-Seydisehir motorway. It is located at the beginning of the Arpalik Plain; 5-6 km far from the left side of the road.
Geography and Environment: The geological unit forming the cave is the Upper Cretaceous limestone. It looks like a narrow tunnel enlarged due to the solution of a somewhat big fault in the entrance. The branches were formed in the faults opening to the main branch. The water inflowing to the cave; which is an active sinkhole; formed steps conforming with the faults. At the bottom of the cave; there is a lake; which gathers the water inflowing into the cave during the rainy season.
Destruction Details:


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