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Avdancik



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

Region:
Marmara
Province:
Bursa
District:
Osmangazi
Village:
Avdancik


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
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Location: It is located on the western side of the Ballikaya Hill; north to the Aydancik Village. Through a stabilized road deviating from the Selcukgazi Village junction; which is right on the half way of the Bursa-Gemlik motorway; it is possible to reach to the Inbayir Hill; and from there; a half-an-hour walk leads to the cave located on the left bank of the Ballik Creek.
Geography and Environment: It was formed on a pronounced fault line within the Jura Lower Cretaceous limestones. The entrance of the cave; which is a fossil sinkhole; is like a -11 m deep shaft. The height varies between 10 and 15 m. There is no or little dripstones inside the cave.
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