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Manoilov cave near the hole. Ribnovo
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MANUILOV Manoilov cave or hole is located in the municipality of Garmen near. Ribnovo. Its length is 2175 m and is located at 1107 meters altitude. In Dubrava share of the Western Rhodopes this is the longest cave. Located on the lower slopes of Ribnovo gully. The cave has two floors, as they diverge from the entrance of 300 meters. Waters Ribnovo gully tekar on the lower floor of the cave. These Illizi water surface as karst springs near Ribnovo. The upper floor is dry and begins with a gallery of bats, then came to a gallery of richly decorated hall and a small lake. Then it comes and inundated with muddy lock hall Druzhba. The next gallery has three lakes with a depth of 1.5 meters. At the end of the floor is covered with a layer of clay, and the overview is becoming lower. The average annual temperature is about 8.7 degrees centigrade. Because of the difficulty of penetrating the cave is not recommended entry without an experienced guide.
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