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Domuzburnu / Gurma



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maps Domuzburnu / Gurma

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

Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Antalya
District:
Merkez
Village:
Hurma

Destruction :
Mines/Quarries

TAYEx:
Visited - 20/6/2001

Registration State:
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Location: The cave lies near (and probably southwest of) the village of Hurma/Kurma/Koruma; 11 km west-northwest of the city of Antalya.
Geography and Environment: It has been reported that the cave; on the western flanks of Mount Çatma facing the Boga Stream; has two large entrances. The entrances were hidden behind locust trees when the site was excavated in 1946. The floor of the cave was covered with fallen blocks of rock from the cave ceiling as well as with stalagmite and stalactite fragments. The cave was named after the western extension of Mount Çatma; Mount Domuzburnu. In many publications; however; the cave is called Gurma; a variation of the name of the nearby village.
Destruction Details: The dynamite explosions at the stone quarry collapsed the front of the cave [TAYEx 20.6.2001].


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