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Merger

Merge I did not initiate the discussion, but I don't see why we need to keep the other article, especially when this one is a stub. Please merge a cleaned up version of the other article. Deniz^T_C 01:39, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Duden upper falls

Duden upper falls are also well worth a visit, it is possible to walk under these falls through tunnels where you can actually see out through the cascading wall of water. A small charge is made to gain entry to the waterfalls but it is well worth paying.Day trips to the falls are available in resorts like Side for those that are spending holidays in the area. --Mike Croft (talk) 19:19, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Düdenbaşı Waterfall karstic system

I have moved the section “Düdenbaşı Waterfall karstic system” into the Düden River article and have tried my best to replace the Turkish location descriptions with actual coordinates after visiting the different places and trying to understand the course that the water takes. However, I am unsure about some things:

The section mentions two sources, Kırkgözler and Pınarbaşı. I am pretty sure that Kırkgözler refers to the lake around 37°06′02″N 30°35′18″E / 37.10068°N 30.58838°E / 37.10068; 30.58838, which itself seems to contain multiple karstic sources along the edge of the mountain. Judging by the amount of water and by satellite images, the other source must be at 37°10′00″N 30°35′58″E / 37.16668°N 30.59937°E / 37.16668; 30.59937 (which I have not personally visited yet). However, I cannot find any confirmation anywhere that this spring is called Pınarbaşı.
I am assuming that the sinkhole at 37°06′09″N 30°36′59″E / 37.10241°N 30.61642°E / 37.10241; 30.61642 is what is called Bıyıklı Sinkhole in the section.
The section mentions that the water “comes out again at Varsak pit. After a very short fall, it disappears again from the other end”. From the distances I came to the conclusion that “Varsak pit” probably refers to Varsak Canyon. I have visited Varsak Canyon, and at its very bottom there is a small pond in the rocks (36°59′32″N 30°42′48″E / 36.99215°N 30.71328°E / 36.99215; 30.71328) that has the same colour as Düden River, but it is not flowing, so there is no “short fall”. So I am not sure this is indeed the place that the section was talking about. Something is not adding up about the distances anyways, since it was talking about 14 km from Bıyıklı Sinkhole to Varsak pit and 2 km from Varsak pit to Upper Düden Waterfall, but even the direct distance from (what I think is) Bıyıklı Sinkhole to Upper Düden Waterfall is 18.3 km.

I would appreciate if someone could verify that my assumptions are indeed correct. (Note that I have also added these places to OpenStreetMap according to my assumptions, so OpenStreetMap is not a valid source to verify them.) Perhaps the author of the original text (User:Ozyurekli) can help? --Candid Dauth (talk) 22:43, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]