Azhiadar-Unkur
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Azhiadar-Unkur near the Dangi Canyon
in Aravan, Kyrgyzstan
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The cave consists of a large tunnel which goes more than 120 metres into the limestone mountain and is notable for the fact that it is home to Kyrgyzstan
’s only colony of bats. It is possible to hear their twittering and movement long before you have approached their habitat.
Two hundred metres from Azhiadar-Unkur, on the same southern slope, is a cavity 60 metres deep and which descends in impressive onyx steps. The cave has two entrances: a natural entrance, in the form of a karst well 20 metres deep, and a manmade one, which provides easy access to the lower, more beautiful section of the cave.
Dangi Canyon
To the South of Aravan is the Dangi Canyon, which is dissected by the Aravan River. In the canyon are a series of caves.*Fersman cave*Surprise cave*Victorious cave*Azhiadar-Unkur*Large Baritovaya...
in Aravan, Kyrgyzstan
Aravan, Kyrgyzstan
Aravan is a town in the Ferghana Valley, in the Aravan District of Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia about 25 km west of Osh. It is the capital of the Aravan District.Located on the Silk Road. Nearby are the Celestial Horses of Aravan, carved on a cliff face perhaps in the 1st century BC...
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The cave consists of a large tunnel which goes more than 120 metres into the limestone mountain and is notable for the fact that it is home to Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
’s only colony of bats. It is possible to hear their twittering and movement long before you have approached their habitat.
Two hundred metres from Azhiadar-Unkur, on the same southern slope, is a cavity 60 metres deep and which descends in impressive onyx steps. The cave has two entrances: a natural entrance, in the form of a karst well 20 metres deep, and a manmade one, which provides easy access to the lower, more beautiful section of the cave.