Papazyakasi Cave, Antalya Turkey

Location: Antalya
It is at the sideways of the stairs descending to the sea from the rear garden of the Antalya City Club.

Properties: The cave is in the middle of the travertine step descending towards the sea, at 20 m. height from the sea. The total length of the cave is 149 meters. There is no water or pond inside the cave. The development of the cave had been halted. The cave floor had become rough ground with climbs and downwards and sometimes becomes very narrow because of the rock blocks falling from the ceiling of the cave.

The number of the stalactite and stalagmites are at very low numbers. There is no air current. The Papazkayasi cave is totally formed among a crack in the direction of north – south. Antalya travertine, are related completely with Cuaterner, possibly Pleistocene periods with their average thickness of 250-300 m. The cave is located below the shore cliff of 40 m. height.

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