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Eshab-ı Kehf Cave
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Eshab-ı Kehf Cave
Eshab-ı Kehf Cave is a show cave located to the north of Tarsus in Mersin Province, Turkey. The cave is considered to be one of the many places which are allegedly the cave of Seven Sleepers. Next to the cave, there is a mosque commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz, and built in 1873 AD.
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Country: Turkey
District: Mersin Province
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 5th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Byzantine
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Byzantine & Islamic Monuments
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