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Italiano| Künav Cave | |
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| Künav Mağarası | |
  Location of Künav Cave in Turkey | |
| Location | Kayadelen village, Varto, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 39°11′1.43″N 41°35′9.10″E / 39.1837306°N 41.5858611°E |
| Depth | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Length | 3,000 m (9,800 ft) |
| Elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
Künav Cave (Turkish: Künav Mağarası) is a Karstic cave located near Kayadelen village of Varto district of Muş province, Turkey. The cave is 3 kilometers long and 15 km away from Varto district center.
The ceiling height of Künav Cave is around 35 meters in places and consists of two floors, and river-sized water passes through the lower floor. There are traces that it was used as a settlement in the early ages.[1]
Geology and geomorphology
[edit]Künav Cave was formed over time as a result of Görgü stream. The main creatures living in the cave are bats.[2] It is a cave of fluvyo-karstic origin.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Künav Mağarası - Muş". Kültür Portalı (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-02-05.
- ^ "Kunav Mağarası" (in Turkish). İskender Dölek, Muş Alparslan University. July 2019. p. 6.
- ^ "Kayadelen Karstik tüneli" (in Turkish). Uşak University, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Coğrafya Bölümü. July 24, 2011 – via Academia.edu.
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