About İnkaya Cave
İnkaya Cave (Turkish: İnkaya Mağarası) is a cave located on the eastern slope of Mount Kocadağ at Yelki village in Güzelbahçe, İzmir Province, western Turkey.
The cave is 222 m (728 ft). The dry cave is developed generally horizontal and partly vertical dry cave. Potsherds found in the cave point the cave was used as a settlement in ancient times.
The cave's geological-geomorphological constitution resulted from some intersectional fractures inside a Cretaceous limestone formation. A wide hall is formed after a steep descent. It is about 20 m (66 ft) wide and in average 5 m (16 ft) high. The hall continues in an inclined gallery towards south. At the end of gallery, a 7 m (23 ft)-deep hole leads to the cave's lowest level and the end.
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Location and Access
İnkaya Cave is located in Güzelbahçe district, İzmir. Coordinates are 38.33325, 26.83261. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for İzmir.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick Facts
- Province İzmir
- District Güzelbahçe
- Category Nature & Outdoors
- Coordinates 38.33325, 26.83261
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