Kapowa cave

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Painting from the Kapowa cave
Painting from the Kapowa Cave (replica)

The Kapowa Cave ( Russian Капова пещера ) is located in the southern Urals in the north of the Shulgan-Tash nature reserve , not far from the village of Kutanovo on the banks of the Belaya . She is known for her cave paintings and drawings that are up to 16,000 years old . The cave is therefore a destination for many tourists, especially from Russia itself.

The Ignatievka Cave is around 120 km away .

Coordinates: 53 ° 1 ′ 32.7 ″  N , 57 ° 2 ′ 17.9 ″  E

literature

  • Vjaceslav E. Scelinskij, Vladimir N. Sirokov: Cave painting in the Urals . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Stuttgart 1999. ISBN 3-7995-9004-8
  • Evgeny Pospelow: Geografitscheskie naswanija Rossii . AST, 2008, p. 217. ISBN 978-5-17-054966-5 . (Russian)

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