Oylat Cave
| Oylat Cave | |
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| Oylat Mağarası | |
 Location of Oylat Cave in Turkey
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| Location | Hilmiye, İnegöl, Bursa, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 39°56′36″N 29°35′26″E / 39.94333°N 29.59056°ECoordinates: 39°56′36″N 29°35′26″E / 39.94333°N 29.59056°E |
| Length | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Height variation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Discovery | 2004 |
| Show cave opened | 2006 |
Oylat Cave (Turkish: Oylat Mağarası) is a show cave in Bursa Province, northwestern Turkey.
The cave is located 1 km (0.62 mi) south of Hilmiye village and 17 km (11 mi) southeast of İnegöl town in Bursa Province. It is accessible from İnegöl on the state road to Ankara 
E90 southwards, then taking İnegöl-Tavşanlı route 
until Gündüzlü village exit, thenafter changing to the provincial road 16-27 at the junction marked "Oylat Thermal Spring Resort" and passing through Hilmiye village.
Oylat Cave was formed on a significant, east-west oriented fault line in the marble formation dating back to around 3 Ma. It is situated at the end of the Oylat Creek Canyon in a terrain of the Pliocene period. Fossils have been found in the cave.
The cave's main entrance is 5–6 m (16–20 ft) above the canyon floor, where at this place the canyon walls rise up 450–500 m (1,480–1,640 ft) high. There exist three more entrances high above the cave's main entrance. The cave has two interconnected levels, and has a meandering shape.
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