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Kapulukaya



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

Region:
Marmara
Province:
Bursa
District:
Yildirim
Village:
Degirmenlikizik


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
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Location: It is located on the right edge of the strait where the Kapulukaya Creek opens into the plain near the Degirmelikizik Village.
Geography and Environment: Located right above the point where the northern steep slope of Uludag combines with the plain; the entrance is 6 m high from the base of valley on the right slope of the Kapulukaya Creek which flows through a deep valley. It has a latticed structure. The entrance is a -11 m shaft. There is a significant amount of inflow from outside during rainy seasons as a result of directing the water of creek into the cave through a channel.
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