Cehennemağzı Caves
The Cehennemağzı Caves are a series of three quarries lined side by side, in the Karadeniz Ereğli district of Zonguldak Province, northern Turkey. One of the quarries was used as a church in early Christianity, in other words mining was abandoned before.Photo: Oğuz67, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: Show cave in Zonguldak, Turkey
- Also known as: “Cehennem Ağzı Mağarası” and “Cehennemağzı Cave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karadeniz Ereğli Museum.
Karadeniz Ereğli Museum
Museum
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karadeniz Ereğli Museum is a museum in Ereğli ilçe of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. The modifier Karadeniz is used to distinguish Ereğli in Zonguldak Province from another similar-named ilçes in Konya and Tekirdağ Provinces. Karadeniz Ereğli Museum is situated 1¼ km south of Cehennemağzı Caves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gülüç and Kandilli.
Gülüç
Village
Gülüç is a town in Ereğli District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,271. It is on the shore of the Black Sea, at the mouth of the Gülüç River. It is contiguous with the city of Karadeniz Ereğli. Gülüç is adjacent to the Erdemir steel plant. Gülüç is situated 4½ km south of Cehennemağzı Caves.
Kandilli
Village
Kandilli is a town in Ereğli District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,573. Kandilli is located on top of a mountain about 10 km north east of Karadeniz Ereğli and about 40 km west of Zonguldak city. Kandilli is situated 9 km northeast of Cehennemağzı Caves.
Cehennemağzı Caves
- Categories: show cave, archaeological site, and landform
- Location: Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.29211° or 41° 17′ 32″ northLongitude
31.41425° or 31° 24′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8GHH7CR7+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 12649967935OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q24915631
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Cehennemağzı Caves” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Cəhənnəmağzı mağaraları”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف جهينماظ”
- Turkish: “Cehennemağzı Mağarası”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cehennemağzı Mağaraları and Askerlik Şubesi.
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