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Kocaçali Tepe Düdeni



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

Region:
Marmara
Province:
Balikesir
District:
Manyas
Village:
Soguksu


TAYEx:
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Registration State:
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Location: It is located on the western edge of the Kocacali Hill; overviewing the village; 2 km northeast of Eskimanyas (Soguksu); 10 km southeast of Manyas. It can be reached from Manyas or Göbel on the Susurluk-Bandirma motorway. Both roads leads to the entrance of the cave.
Geography and Environment: -33 m depth of the cave can be descended in two steps of -10 m and -5 m. In the entrance zone; there are masses of blocks; pebbles and sand while in the final zone; there is a 3 m deep lake. The level of this lake rises remarkably during rainy seasons. It is a sinkhole type of cave with inflow of water in rainy seasons.
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