Duhlata
Duhlata is a cave situated in Vitosha mountain, western Bulgaria. With a total length of 18,200 m, Duhlata is the second longest cave in the country. It was declared a natural monument in 1962. The cave is home to six species of bats.Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Bulgaria
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bosnek and Chuypetlovo.
Bosnek
Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bosnek is a village in western Bulgaria, located in Pernik Municipality of Pernik Province. It is known as the gateway for tourism into the karstic landscape of the Vitosha massif area.
Chuypetlovo
Village
Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.
Chuypetlovo is a village in the Pernik municipality of Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. Its population is 57 as of January 2007. Chuypetlovo is the only settlement in the interior of Vitosha Mountain, situated at elevation 1,225 m near the head of Struma River valley. Chuypetlovo is situated 4½ km northeast of Duhlata.
Yarlovo
Village
Photo: Nkfor, Public domain.
Yarlovo is a village in Samokov Municipality of Sofia Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It is located 24 kilometers from the capital Sofia. It is situated in Samokov Valley on the west slopes of the Vitosha mountain massif; the altitude exceeds 1,000 meters. Yarlovo is situated 7 km southeast of Duhlata.
Duhlata
Latitude
42.49661° or 42° 29′ 48″ northLongitude
23.19619° or 23° 11′ 46″ eastElevation
975 metres (3,199 feet)Open location code
8GJ5F5WW+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 479327953OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q9212809
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Duhlata” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دوهلاتا”
- Armenian: “Դուխլատա”
- Azerbaijani: “Duxlata”
- Bulgarian: “Боснешка пещера”
- Bulgarian: “Боснешката пещера”
- Bulgarian: “Духлата”
- Georgian: “დუხლატა”
- Hebrew: “מערת דוחלאטה”
- Hungarian: “Duhlata-barlang”
- Polish: “Duchłata”
- Russian: “Духлата”
- Ukrainian: “Духлата”
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