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

Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Mersin
District:
Silifke
Village:
Narlikuyu


TAYEx:
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Registration State:
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Location: On a big pile of debris and approximately at 60 m altitude on the western end of the elliptical Cennet pit lies the remains of an ancient Byzantium church. At this point; the cave starts and continues westward. It is very close to the Cehennem Cave. It is a show cave.
Geography and Environment: It is a pit which was formed by the depression of the roof; which had been corroded by an underground creek; within the Miocenic calcareous deposits. Elevated 150 m from the sea level; the pit is descended by a pathway with stairs from the Roman Period. At the deepest point of the cave; a small part of the underground water looks like siphon; and sometimes it is flooded depending on the season.
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