Denisova Cave

Denisova Cave is a in the Bashelaksky Range of the Altai Mountains in Siberia, Russia. It is widely known for having provided items of great paleoarchaeological and paleontological interest.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chyorny Anuy and Тог-Алтай.

Village
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is a rural locality and the administrative centre of Chyornoanuyskoye Rural Settlement, , the , . The population was 576 as of 2016. There are 8 streets. is situated 6 km southeast of Denisova Cave.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northwest of Denisova Cave.

Hamlet
is a rural locality in Stepnoy Selsoviet, , , . The population was 35 as of 2013. is situated 8 km north of Denisova Cave.

Denisova Cave

Latitude
51.39738° or 51° 23′ 51″ north
Longitude
84.6766° or 84° 40′ 36″ east
Named after
Денис
Open location code
9M369MWG+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 816333403
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1029322
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Denisova Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف دينيسوفا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Denis mağarası”
  • Basque: “Denisova leizea”
  • Belarusian: “Дзянісава пячора”
  • Catalan: “Caverna de Deníssova”
  • Catalan: “Cavernes de Deníssova”
  • Catalan: “Cova de Deníssova”
  • Catalan: “Coves de Deníssova”
  • Chinese: “丹尼索瓦洞”
  • Chinese: “丹尼索瓦洞穴”
  • Czech: “Denisova jeskyně”
  • Dutch: “Denisovagrot”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف دينيسوفا”
  • Esperanto: “Denisova kaverno”
  • French: “grotte de Denisova”
  • French: “Grotte de Denisova”
  • Galician: “Cova de Denísova”
  • German: “Denisova-Höhle”
  • German: “Denissowa-Höhle”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Ντενίσοβα”
  • Hungarian: “Gyenyiszova-barlang”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Denisova”
  • Japanese: “デニソワ洞窟”
  • Korean: “데니소바 동굴”
  • Latin: “Spelunca Denisova”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Denisovagrotten”
  • Norwegian: “Denisovagrotten”
  • Persian: “غار دنیسوا”
  • Persian: “غار دنیسووا”
  • Polish: “Denisowa Jaskinia”
  • Polish: “Jaskinia Denisowa”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Denisova”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna Denisova”
  • Russian: “Денисова пещера”
  • Slovenian: “Denisova jama”
  • Somali: “Denisova Cave”
  • Southern Altai: “Аю-Таш”
  • Spanish: “Caverna Denisova”
  • Spanish: “Cavernas de Denisova”
  • Spanish: “Cueva Denisova”
  • Spanish: “Cuevas de Denisova”
  • Spanish: “Cuevas de Denísova”
  • Swahili: “Pango la Denisova”
  • Swedish: “Denisovagrottan”
  • Tatar: “Денисова мәгарәсе”
  • Turkish: “Denisova Mağarası”
  • Ukrainian: “Денисова печера”
  • Vietnamese: “Hang Denisova”
  • Welsh: “Ogof Denisova”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include State Natural and Archaeological Complex ‘Denisova Cave’ and Сосновая.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Денисова пещера and Научно-исследовательский стационар «Денисова пещера».

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