Borra Caves

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Borra Caves are a famous network of limestone caves in Andhra Pradesh, India, known for their impressive stalactite and stalagmite formations and archaeological significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf limestone cave system ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessBy rail ⓘ
road ⓘ
archaeologicalFinds Stone Age tools ⓘ
pottery fragments ⓘ
archaeologicalSignificance prehistoric human habitation evidence ⓘ
climateInside cool and humid ⓘ
contains cave shrines ⓘ
narrow passages ⓘ
natural cave formations ⓘ
underground chambers ⓘ
country India ⓘ
discoveredBy William King ⓘ
discoveryYear 1807 ⓘ
distanceFromVisakhapatnam about 90 kilometres ⓘ
elevation about 705 metres above sea level ⓘ
feature colorful artificial illumination ⓘ
speleothems ⓘ
stalactites ⓘ
stalagmites ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ
formedBy erosion by the Gosthani River ⓘ
geologicalFormation karst ⓘ
hasEntranceFee yes ⓘ
hasLighting yes ⓘ
languageLocal Telugu ⓘ
lightingDesignedBy Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation ⓘ
locatedIn Anakapalli district ⓘ
Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Eastern Ghats ⓘ
managedBy Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation ⓘ
nearestCity Visakhapatnam ⓘ
linked to: Vizagapatam
nearestRailwayStation Borra Guhalu railway station ⓘ
popularActivity photography ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
region Coastal Andhra ⓘ
religiousSignificance associated with local Hindu beliefs ⓘ
river Gosthani River ⓘ
rockType limestone ⓘ
safetyMeasures handrails and pathways for visitors ⓘ
state Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
tourismCategory eco-tourism site ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ
touristSeason October to March ⓘ

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