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When
we think of summer holidays in Antalya, what
first comes to mind is sun, sea, and the long
sandy beaches along the coast between Kaş and
Alanya. But the province of Antalya has many
other less obvious attractions. Among these
are the caves belonging to a karstic system
which begins at Kırkgözler Springs 20 kilometres
north of Antalya on the road to Burdur, and
8 kilometres north of the town of Döşemealtı,
famous for its traditional carpets. The waters
of the underground stream which surfaces at
Kırkgözler Springs join with those of Pınarbaşı
Spring to form a river, which after flowing
for less than 2 kilometres disappears underground
at the sink hole known as Bıyıklı Düdeni. This
great underground river with a flow of 27,000
litres per second reappears at the swallow hole
of Varsak, descends underground again, and finally
emerges above ground for the last time at Düdenbaşı
to form the Düden Falls.
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