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Damlataş cave is a cave in Alanya district of Antalya Provincex in southern Turkey

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Damlataş cave is a cave in Alanya district of Antalya Provincex in southern Turkey

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The cave was discovered accidentally during mining operations at a quarry used for the construction of Alanya Harbor in 1948. After preliminary research by two geologists, it was opened to the public.

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The cave is popularly known as an "asthma-cure cave" due to the widespread belief in its capability of curing respiratory complaints, and asthma. In fact, most of the early visitors were people, who suffered from asthma.

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A 45–50 m long and 15 m high cylindrical cavity leads to the basement of the cave. The cave is full of stalactites and stalagmites that are formed in fifteen thousand years. The cave has an area of 180–200 m2 and a total volume about 2,500 m3 in two levels.

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The air in the cave contains relatively high percentage of carbondioxide, around 10 to 12 times more than in normal air, and has 95% humidity. The air temperature is 22–23 °C regardless of the season