Kan-i-Gut

Kan-i-Gut
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Location Batken District, Batken Province, Kyrgyzstan
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 Province of Kyrgyzstan. The cave consist of 18 large caverns, deep cavities, and narrow passageways and tunnels. Its length is more than 1 km. From 6 to 11 century the cave served as a lead and iron mine.[1]

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