Marble Cave, Kosovo
The Marble Cave or the Gadime Cave (Albanian: Shpella e Mermerit, Serbian: Мермерна пећина/Mermerna pećina) is a karst limestone cave in the village of Gadime e Ulët (Serbian: Donje Gadimlje) in the municipality of Lipljan in Kosovo.[a][1][2] Much of it is still unexplored. The cave was found in 1966 by a villager, Ahmet Asllani, who was working on his garden.[3][4]
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| Location | Gadime e Ulët, Kosovo |
| Coordinates | 42.48006°N 21.205538°E |
| Discovery | 1966 |
| Geology | karst limestone |
Overview
Gadime cave is located within the marble limestones belonging to the Mesozoic era.[1] The cave was formed during the tertiary period.[5] In course of time the marbles was subjected to cracking as a result of tectonic erosions.[1]
The entrance to the cave is in two directions. The lower direction is relatively complicated and consists of 3 transverse channels, 2 parallel and curved corridors. The upper direction consists of two combined corridors. The total length of the cave is 1.260 m and its area is 56.25 ha.[1]
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References
- "HUMAN IMPACTS IN A TOURIST KARSTIC GADIME CAVE (KOSOVA)" (PDF).
- Bajraktari, Fadil (2012). "PROTECTION OF KARST CAVES IN KOSOVO". Research Gate.
- Schuman, Michael (14 May 2014). Serbia and Montenegro Nations in Transition. Infobase Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 9781438122526. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- Gadime Cave (Gadime e Ulët), Kosovo. National Geographic: Western Balkans Geotourism Map Guide. Archived 24 January 2014.
- Mustafa, Behxhet; Hajdari, Avni; Mustafa, Valmir; Pulaj, Bledar (2018). "Natural Heritage in the Republic of Kosovo: Looking for Potential UNESCO Sites" (PDF). Landscape online.
Further reading
- 501 Must-visit Natural Wonders. Bounty Books. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7537-1591-8.
- "Mermerna pećina" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 23 December 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
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