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Devetashka cave

The 17th deepest cave in the world

The 50th longest cave in the world

96m · Depth
2.4km · Length

Devetàshka Cave is a large karst cave around 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Letnitsa and 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Lovech, near the village of Devetaki on the east bank of the river Osam, in Bulgaria. The site was continuously occupied by paleo-humans for tens of thousands of years, served as a shelter for a variety of animal species during extensive periods and is now home to nearly 30,000 bats.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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