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Çankırı's 5,000-year-old Salt Cave
Çankırı's 5,000-year-old Salt Cave
In the salt cave ("tuz mağarası" in Turkish) of the central Anatolian province of Çankırı, the bodies of dead animals do not decompose; rather they are preserved by the atmosphere of the cave, where salt has been produced for 5,000 years, dating back to the Hittite period.
The salt cave boasts Turkey’s largest rock salt reserve and is one of the significant tourism centers of central Anatolia.
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