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Salavat Yulayev Cave

The Salavat Yulayev Cave, also known as the Cave of Salavat Yulayev or Salavat Cave (Bashkir) is a cave located in the Ishimbaysky District, Bashkortostan, Russia, and is seven kilometers from the village of Makarovo. The cave forms part of the Kalim-Uscan rock, which is located under the Sikasya river; it is composed of three distinct levels and is around 35 meters long. The cave was named after the film Salavat Yulaev as filming was done there, despite a local belief that it was the cave where Bashkir hero Salavat Yulaev hid.

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

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