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Delikönü



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Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
1220 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Isparta
District:
Atabey
Village:
Gönen


TAYEx:
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Registration State:
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Location: It is located at the Gerges Ciftligi Mevkii of Gönen Village. It lies on the southern slope of the Delikönü Kaya Hill between Atabey District and Gönen town. It can be reached by off-road vehicle; following the field roads of Atabey. And; it can also be reached by field roads from the villages of Senirce and Gönen.
Geography and Environment: It was formed within the Middle Miocene aged; gently-dipping limestones and conglomerates. The cave is filled with rocky blocks falling from walls and ceiling. In the section; which was vertically developed due to faulting; only 28 m was passed by crawling inside the joint too narrow to enter. The bottom is covered with mud and guano. It is a dry cave.
Destruction Details:


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