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

Region:
Marmara
Province:
Bursa
District:
Inegöl
Village:
Elmaçayir


TAYEx:
-

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


Location: It lies next to the Elmacayiri Village on the eastern part of Uludag; 20 km to the southwest of Inegöl. It can be reached by a smooth stabilized road interconnecting the Cerrah; Süle and Elmacayiri villages from Inegöl.
Geography and Environment: On the contact zone of metaphormics overlaying the Menderes Massif with the Permian aged marbles; it was formed horizontally within the marbles. It has a small and narrow entrance. The section at the end of 130 m is at the same level with the entrance; which houses plenty of dripstone pools filled with water. Continuing to grow since the Pliocene epoch; all kinds of dripstone decorations can be seen inside the cave. It houses water throughout the year; and the underground creek disappears without resurging.
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