Syukeyevo Caves (russian: Сюкеевские пещеры, tt-Cyrl, Сөйке мәгарәләре) were a group of
caves in what is today
Kamsko-Ustyinski District,
Tatarstan,
Russia. Located near the village of
Syukeyevo until 1958, they were destroyed by an eruption of the banks of the newly filled
Kuybyshev Reservoir.
There were several minor and three notable caves, the biggest Maiden Cave was 120 m long and 14515 m³ in volume. The second notable, Minor Syukeyevo Cave was 70 m long and 734 m³ in volume. Both caves had a
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top and a
gypsum bottom.
References
Caves of Russia
Landforms of Tatarstan
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