Karain Cave
Karain Cave is part of the Tentative list of Turkey in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
Karain Cave is a cave system where Paleolithic and Neolithic findings have been discovered. They include a fragment of a Neanderthal cranium, flint objects and animal bones. The caves have been (temporarily) lived in for 25,000 years, up and until the Greek colonization when they served a religious function.
Map of Karain Cave
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
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Site History
2001 Rejected
1994 Added to Tentative List
Site Links
Unesco Website: Karain Cave