Oylat Mağaraları
Oylat Cave
Useful Information
History
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| 2008 | opened to the public. |
Description
Oylat Mağaraları (Oylat Cave) is famous for its speleothems
like stalactites, stalacmites, soda straws, flowstones and cave pearls.
The cave contains a large colony of bats, a fact which is utilized to prohibit
photography.
The first part of the cave is a narrow passage with numerous speleothes,
including rimstone dams, with a temperature of 17°C and a humidity of 78%.
At the end of this passage lies the Big Debris Chamber.
The cave becomes wide and high, the temperature changes to 14°C and a
humidity of 90%.
The floor is covered by large blocks of debris, hence the name, which are
covered by huge stalagmites.
The chamber offers numerous stalagmites, stalactites and pilars of enormous
size.
See also
Karst cave.
