The sinkhole is situated to the north of Atayurt town in the rural area of Silifke district. Its distance to Silifke is 19 kilometres (12 mi)[1] Visitors from Mersin follow Turkish state highway D.400 for 75 kilometres (47 mi) and the road to north for 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and finally a path for 700 metres (2,300 ft).
The sinkholeedit
Its dimensions are about 100 x 150 m2 ( 330 x 490 ft2) Its maximum depth with respect to surrounding is 70 metres (230 ft).[1] There is a rock carved ancient ladder on the north west side. But a part of the ladder has been demolished and descending by using the ladder is dangerous. There are several man made caves on the walls of the sinkhole. 400 metres (1,300 ft) west of the sinkhole there are traces of an ancient settlement which was probably a cult center. It is thought that the sinkhole and the settlement were probably related to each other.[1] There are rock tombs and altars to the south of the sinkhole [2]
Tourismedit
There are other sinkholes in Mersin Province such as Cennet and Cehennem system and Kanlıdivane. Akhayat is relatively less known. Although it is possible to visit the site presently there is no touristic activity. But Silifke governor said that the site will be opened to tourism.[3]
akhayat, sinkhole, akhayat, also, known, aşağı, dünya, obruğu, sinkhole, mersin, province, turkey, view, akhayat, sinkhole, located, rural, area, silifke, ilçe, district, north, atayurt, town, contents, geography, sinkhole, tourism, also, referencesgeography, . Akhayat also known as Asagi Dunya Obrugu is a sinkhole in Mersin Province Turkey A view of the Akhayat sinkholeThe Akhayat Sinkhole is located in a rural area of the Silifke ilce district to the north of Atayurt town Contents 1 Geography 2 The sinkhole 3 Tourism 4 See also 5 ReferencesGeography editThe sinkhole is situated to the north of Atayurt town in the rural area of Silifke district Its distance to Silifke is 19 kilometres 12 mi 1 Visitors from Mersin follow Turkish state highway D 400 for 75 kilometres 47 mi and the road to north for 10 kilometres 6 2 mi and finally a path for 700 metres 2 300 ft The sinkhole editIts dimensions are about 100 x 150 m2 330 x 490 ft2 Its maximum depth with respect to surrounding is 70 metres 230 ft 1 There is a rock carved ancient ladder on the north west side But a part of the ladder has been demolished and descending by using the ladder is dangerous There are several man made caves on the walls of the sinkhole 400 metres 1 300 ft west of the sinkhole there are traces of an ancient settlement which was probably a cult center It is thought that the sinkhole and the settlement were probably related to each other 1 There are rock tombs and altars to the south of the sinkhole 2 Tourism editThere are other sinkholes in Mersin Province such as Cennet and Cehennem system and Kanlidivane Akhayat is relatively less known Although it is possible to visit the site presently there is no touristic activity But Silifke governor said that the site will be opened to tourism 3 See also editList of sinkholes of TurkeyReferences edit a b c Silifke museum page in Turkish Mersin Tourism page PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2014 03 23 Retrieved 2014 03 22 Sonses news in Turkish Archived from the original on 2014 03 23 Retrieved 2014 03 22 36 26 54 N 34 00 37 E 36 4482 N 34 0103 E 36 4482 34 0103 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akhayat sinkhole amp oldid 1175112308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
