Ballica Magarasi Tabiat Parki

Ballıca Mağarası Nature Park is a 485-hectare area located in the Pazar district of Tokat, registered in 2007. Within the park is Ballıca Cave, whose formation is estimated to have begun 3-4 million years ago. The cave is one of Turkey's most geomorphologically rich caves, with various formations including stalactites, stalagmites, and notably, onion stalactites. Ballıca Mağarası Nature Park was included in the UNESCO World Tentative Heritage List in 2019. The park offers daily use facilities such as walking paths, a cafeteria, a local sales unit, a restaurant, and a car park.

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Ballıca Mağarası

4 m · Ballıca Cave is a small cave situated 6 km southeast of Pazar, Tokat Province, Turkey. The cave is 600 m southeast of the Ballıca village. Ballıca Cave is a fossil cave.

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