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Güvercin Ini



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Type:
Vertical Cave
Altitude:
1230 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Eskisehir
District:
Saricakaya
Village:


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
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Location: It lies on the Saricakaya Plateau together with Afarin Sinkhole and Sarikiz Ponor. It is situated 1.5 km northeast of the Afarin Sinkhole.
Geography and Environment: It was formed vertically within the Jura Lower Bilecik limestones. Due to the impermeable units serving as karstic floor surface; underlying the limestones; it couldn't have developed further. The entrance is like a shaft of 9x5 m. It also has two more entrances at -25 and -15 m. The bottom is covered by big blocks and debris. It is located on the vadose zone; and it is a fossil cave which halted its development.
Destruction Details:


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