Abstract:

The caves of Chamlık are about 1.5 km away from the small town of Chamlık which is a town of Konya,Derebucak. Many geological and geomorphological literatures are found about the caves. Moreover, it is underway by the local government of the small town of Camlik to ensure the caves of Camlik a sustainable resource for tourism purposes. The caves of Strawberry, which also encloses Strawberry and Suluin Caves, have geological and geomorphological features that are very similar to each other with Taurus Karst belt. The caves are developed in the lower BeysehirHoyran Nappes' Jurassic Cretaceous piny limestone. At the bottom of this limestone, Tiryas marms and Permian dolomites and calc-schits are the base surface position for the karstification. Cave of Gorkini, extending NW-SE direction, developed on the fault lines consistent with the tectonic zone of the region. Caves of Körükini and Suluin are separated but they are the two end ring of the same underground system. Long Creek, flowing along the length of 1330 meters of cave of Gorkini from the caves of Gorkina comes to the surface at the Gorkina Valley. Long Creek flowing by entering into the cave of Suluin, comes to the surface after covering the 290 meters of cave of Suluin. The purpose of this study is to make the caves of Chamlık opened for the sustainable tourism purposes by promoting them. We think the caves are significant potential in terms of tourism and it is a fact that it will make a contribution to the economy of the local people. For the introduction of this place, along with review of literature and evaluating studies of the local government, the caves were made in trip-observation.

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