Utroba Cave
The Utroba Cave, also known as Womb Cave, is an ancient cave sanctuary in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. Located in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains near the Ilinitsa village, the cave resembles a human vulva and dates to the Thracian period.Photo: Filipov Ivo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Bulgaria
- Also known as: “The Womb”, “Womb Cave”, and “Пещера Утроба”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilinitsa and Golyama bara.
Ilinitsa
Village
Ilinitsa is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria.
Golyama bara
Village
Golyama bara is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria.
Krushka
Village
Krushka is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria.
Utroba Cave
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Goljama bara, Kardzhali, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.70485° or 41° 42′ 18″ northLongitude
25.24811° or 25° 14′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8GH7P63X+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 2447096680OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q12297316
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Utroba Cave” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ուտրոբատա”
- Bengali: “উট্রবা গুহা”
- Bengali: “উম্ব কেভ”
- Bengali: “ওট্রবা গুহা”
- Bengali: “জরায়ু গুহা”
- Bulgarian: “пещера Утробата”
- Bulgarian: “Утробата”
- Catalan: “Cova d’Utroba”
- Catalan: “cova de l’úter”
- Catalan: “La Roca Esclatant”
- Dagbani: “Utroba Cave”
- French: “Grotte d’Utroba”
- French: “grotte de l’utérus”
- Hungarian: “Utrobata-barlang”
- Italian: “Grotta di Utroba”
- Polish: “Sanktuarium trackie Jaskinia Macica”
- Romanian: “Peștera Pântecelui”
- Romanian: “Peștera Utroba”
- Russian: “Утробата”
- Slovenian: “jama Utroba”
- Spanish: “Cueva de Utroba”
- Tamil: “உட்ரோபா குகை”
- Turkish: “Tangardak Kaya”
- Turkish: “Tangırdak Kaya”
- Turkish: “Tangırdık kaya”
- Turkish: “Utroba Mağarası”
- Turkish: “Utrobata”
- Vietnamese: “Hang Utroba”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Сиври тепе and Скален прозорец.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Информационна табела ‘Пещера Утробата’ and Туристически заслон ‘Утробата’.
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