Category
page 1Caves of Kyrgyzstan
Kan-i-Gut cave
Kan-i-Gut (or Kanigut or Kani-Gut, "mine-of-loss", ) cave is a geological protected area (nature monument) located at north slopes of Turkestan Range in Batken District, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan. The cave consists of 18 large caverns, deep cavities, narrow passageways and tunnels. It is long and deep. From the 6th to the 11th century the cave served as a lead and iron mine. Silver and other metals and minerals were also mined here at the time. The first miners in the cave were Arabs, so the Chinese continued, and much later during World War II, Soviet political prisoners mined here.
Chil-Ustun
Chil-Ustun Cave () also known as Aravan Cave is located in the Southwest of Kyrgyzstan in the Osh Mountains, composed of Paleozoic limestones, in 3.5 km from Aravan, Kyrgyzstan. It is a protected natural monument. The cave belongs to the group of Karst caves of outlier mountains to the west of Osh.
Ajidaar-Unkyur
Ajydaar-Üngkür () is a karst cave near the Dangi Canyon in Nookat District, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It consists of a large tunnel which goes more than 120 metres into the limestone mountain and is notable for the fact that it is home to Kyrgyzstan's only colony of bats. The bat colony consists of Lesser Mouse-Eared Bats and Greater Horseshoe Bats.
Surprise cave
cave in Kyrgyzstan