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Somaklikaya Düdeni



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

Region:
Aegean
Province:
Mugla
District:
Marmaris
Village:
Karaca


TAYEx:
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Registration State:
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Location: It lies between the Ovacik and Bayindir Quarters of the Karaca Village at Somakli Mevkii of Marmaris. It is difficult to find the cave without guidance.
Geography and Environment: It consists of two sections; active and fossil. The active section; roughly elongating in the east-west direction is 343 m long. The water inflows through the main entrance and depression area at the eastern end of the active gallery. In active galleries; no remarkable speleothem or decoration can be seen due to the mechanical abrasion effect of water. On the other hand; the fossil section is very rich in decorations; particularly in dripstones. However; it is not capable of self-cleaning as it is a dry cave.
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