The
Chasm of Heaven and also known as only
Cennet (Turkish:
Cennet Obruğu) is located in the
Silifke district of
Mersin Province. Top opening of
Cennet is
250 x 110 m2 and its average dept is
70 metres. It is possible to reach the bottom of
Cennet by a primitive staircase composed of 300 steps. At the bottom towards south, there is a smaller and 150 steps deeper cave. In this cave are the ruins of a monastery built in the
5th century by a certain
Paulus and dedicated to
Virgin Mary. In this monastery one can hear the sound of a small underground stream from the monastery to the gulf of
Narlıkuyu.
Coordinates:
36° 27' 6.42" N 34° 6' 19.21" E
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| Cennet on the right, Cehennem on the left. Photo by kilikyali |
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