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Karaca



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Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
1550 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Gümüshane
District:
Torul
Village:
Cebeli


TAYEx:
-

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


Location: It lies at the Kirantas Mevkii near the Karaca Quarter of the Cebeli Village. It can be reached from the road deviating to the Korum Creek Valley at 12th km of the Gümüshane-Trabzon motorway. A road leads to the entrance of the cave. It is a show cave.
Geography and Environment: It is a spring type of fossil cave which was developed horizontally. It has been opened as a show cave. An entrance gate and two air shafts were made on both sides in order to keep the humidity rate constant. The cave can be toured walking on wooden platforms. As the platform returns are adjusted according to the formations; no harm was given to them. The big hall houses decorations of small travertine pools; stalactites and draperies.
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