Ballıca Cave

Ballıca Cave Nature Park (Ballıca Mağarası Tabiat Parkı) is a natural heritage site that was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2019. It is 7 kilometers south of Tokat Pazar district center. Ballıca Cave, whose age is determined as 3.4 million years, has a special position among its peers in the world. The entrance to the cave on the slope of a semi-rocky hill is provided by a partially smoothed bedrock block. The most important characteristic of the cave, whose walkable part is 94 meters high, is that it has "onion stalactite" formations. Another important feature of the cave is the presence of dwarf bats living in colonies.