Kurmanaevskaya cave

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Bolshaya Kurmanaevskaya cave is located in the eastern outskirts of the village of Kurmanaevo on the right bank of the Aurgazy River (60 km south of the city of Ufa, Russia). It was formed in gypsum of the Lower Permian. The cave belongs to the corridor type. There are several small grottoes connected by narrow passages. The height of the grottoes is up to 2-3 m. The total length of the cave is more than 500 m. The thickness of the roof does not exceed 5-7 m.

There are small lakes up to 1 m deep. The air temperature is 5°. There are several karst caves in the Middle Volga province.

The largest Devichya Cave (250 m long) and Sukhaya C ave (70 m) are currently flooded due to the creation of the Kuibyshev Reservoir.