Kan-i-Gut

Kan-i-Gut
Map showing the location of Kan-i-Gut

Kan-i-Gut

Location Batken District, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates 40°00.764′N 70°20.782′E / 40.012733°N 70.346367°E / 40.012733; 70.346367Coordinates: 40°00.764′N 70°20.782′E / 40.012733°N 70.346367°E / 40.012733; 70.346367
Established 1975

Kan-i-Gut (or Kanigut or Kani-Gut, "mine-of-loss") cave is a geological protected area (nature monument) located at north slopes of Turkestan Range in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. The cave consists of 18 large caverns, deep cavities, narrow passageways and tunnels. Its length is more than 1 km. From the 6th to the 11th century the cave served as a lead and iron mine.[1]

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References

  1. Ошская область: Энциклопедия [Osh Oblast Encyclopedia] (in Russian). Frunze: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 445.
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