Yarımburgaz Cave
Yarimburgaz Cave () is a cave of significant archaeological and paleontological importance, located within Istanbul Province Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ..., Turkey. Location Yarımburgaz Cave is approximately west of the city of Istanbul, and about north of Lake Küçükçekmece and south of Sazlıdere Dam. It is situated in a locality known today as Altınşehir, within the neighborhood of Güvercintepe in Başakşehir district. Geology and formation The cave was formed as a result of a subterranean river eroding an ancient limestone formation. It has two entrances, one above the other. The lower entrance is at an altitude of Sea level#AMSL, AMSL, which the upper entrance is situated above. The cave is on the eastern bank of the Sazlıdere creek, which em ...
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