Gilindire Cave
Gilindire Cave, also known as Aynalıgöl Cave, is a cave in Aydıncık, Mersin, southern Turkey. It was discovered by a shepherd in 1999. Gilindire was the former name of the town Aydıncık until 1965.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: MehmetNasuh1949, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in southern Turkey
- Also known as: “Aynalı Göl Mağarası”
- Address: Mersin, Aydıncık
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yılanlı Island.
Yılanlı Island
Islet
Yılanlı Ada is a small Mediterranean island in Turkey. The island at is situated about 1.75 kilometres offshore. The nearest coastal settlement is Aydıncık ilçe center of Mersin Province about 6 kilometres northwest of the island. Yılanlı Island is situated 3 km southwest of Gilindire Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hacıbahattin and Sipahili.
Hacıbahattin
Village
Hacıbahattin is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Aydıncık, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,614. It is situated on the road connecting Aydıncık to Gülnar. Hacıbahattin is situated 6 km northwest of Gilindire Cave.
Sipahili
Village
Sipahili is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 367. It is situated at the east bank of a creek. Sipahili is situated 7 km northeast of Gilindire Cave.
Aydıncık
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aydıncık is a small town in the Cilician Mountains on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, with a population of 11,500 in 2022. In ancient times it was an important port and city, but little of this remains.
Gilindire Cave
- Categories: show cave, nature park, natural monument, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Mersin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.13114° or 36° 7′ 52″ northLongitude
33.40224° or 33° 24′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8G8M4CJ2+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4288626031OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q18125116
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Gilindire Cave” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Gilindire mağarası”
- Czech: “Jeskyně Gilindire”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف جيليندير”
- Spanish: “Cueva de Gilindire”
- Spanish: “Gilindere Mağarası”
- Turkish: “Aynalıgöl Mağarası”
- Turkish: “Gilindere Mağarası”
- Turkish: “Gilindire Mağarası”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gilindire Cave”. Photo: MehmetNasuh1949, CC BY-SA 4.0.