It is 12 km. north of Tarsus, near to Ulas Village. This cavern, which gives its name to section of the Koran, is esteemed as holy by Moslems and Christians. Story of Eshab-i Kehf Cavern is very impressive; during polytheist age, seven juveniles (Yemliha, Mekseline, Mislina, Mernus, Sazenus, Debrenus and Kefestetayus), who had escaped from torments as they believe to monotheism, had hidden in this cavern together with their dogs.

Miraculously rock is cut and these faithful persons had slept for 300 years, and had seen that everything is different when they had waken up. One of them had gone to the city for buying food and seized. When arrested person come to cavern with him, he did not see anything rather than a nest on which seven young birds had been perched. For this reason, here is also known as “Seven Sleepers Cavern”. Mosque, constructed by Sultan Abdullaziz on the caverns, had been added a minaret with three balconies.