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Sarikaya



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Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
1050 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Eskisehir
District:
Mihaliçcik
Village:
Yalimkaya


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
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Location: It lies on the left slope of the Catalkaya Creek; a branch of the Domya Creek; which is one of the branches of the Sakarya River; 1 km east of the Yalimkaya (Domya) Village and 1.5 km east of the Karakaya Cave. It can be reached either from Büydüz-Sasa-Yalimkaya or Mihaliccik-Gürleyik-Yalimkaya roads; both deviating from the Eskisehir-Mihaliccik motorway. A one-hour walk from the Yalimkaya Village leads into the cave.
Geography and Environment: It was formed within the Sömdiken marbles over a northeastern-southwestern directed fault. It consists of three galleries interconnected with narrow passages and three levels. It has two entrances with diverse heights. It is rich in decorations; and stalactites and stalagmites are mainly black and brown. With a roof height ranging from 1 to 15 m; it has numerous descents and ascents.
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