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Çatal Obruk

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Type:
 Vertical Cave
Altitude:
 2450 m
Diameter:
 m- Direction:
Region:
 Mediterranean
Province:
 Mersin
District:
 Arslanköy
Village:
TAYEx:
 -
Registration State:
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Location: It is located at the Alacayir Mevkii on the Bolkar Mountain.
Geography and Environment: The region is entirely made of the Miocene aged richly fractured and jointed limestones. Consisting of two vertical chimneys; it was formed within the base of a solution doline. It is a fossil cave; which completely developed vertically.
Destruction Details:


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