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

Region:
Marmara
Province:
Balikesir
District:
Dursunbey
Village:
Hasanlar


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
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Location: It is close to the Hasanlar Village; about 25 km west of the Dursunbey District. It was developed on the left slope of the Kokurdan Creek; joining the Koca Creek; a branch of the Simav Brook. The former Balikesir-Dursunbey motorway passes near to the cave.
Geography and Environment: It was formed within the Jura aged marble or crystallized limestones. With an entrance of -86 m steep shaft; it consists of a big hall. The entrance is a big cavity of 20x25 m; and the hall is like a circle with a dimension of 70x60 m. It is entirely dry except the waters dripping from the ceiling and leaking from the side walls.
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