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of eleven different species dwelling on the walls and ceilings of the cave. Only 200 m (660 ft) of "Kuru" Cave and 250 m (820 ft) of "Sulu" Cave are open as part of the show cave. The "Kuru" cave is open year-round. The main entrance enters "Sulu" Cave, which is followed by a
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At the end of the show cave in "Sulu", a staircase leads up to "Kuru" Cave. The main exit is at the end of the gallery at ground level. Return to the entry point is by a marked trail through the woods, which takes around 15 minutes to reach.
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30:A view from the inside Dupnisa Cave
907:İnilti Pazarı–Yaylacık Cave System
56:Location of Dupnisa Cave in Turkey
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1027:Landforms of Kırklareli Province
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100:41.84056°N 27.55611°E
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877:Cennet and Cehennem
758:Düdenyayla Sinkhole
444:Hürriyet Daily News
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645:Cehennemağzı Caves
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912:İnsuyu Cave
834:Yenesu Cave
796:Buzluk Cave
700:İnaltı Cave
695:İnağzı Cave
690:Ilıksu Cave
675:Gökgöl Cave
612:İnkaya Cave
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349:East Thrace
321:Rezve Creek
317:stalagnates
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382:References
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244:Çukurpınar
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88:41°50′26″N
1042:Strandzha
632:Black Sea
264:In 1913,
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185:Bulgarian
177:show cave
124:Elevation
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655:Çal Cave
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287:Toarcian
221:Istanbul
217:Demirköy
213:Sarpdere
195:Location
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65:Location
806:Marmara
537:21 June
335:Tourism
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