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Kapova Cave
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- Site type:
- Cave
- Site function:
- Decor cave
- Lat/Long:
- 53.04, 57.06
- Country:
- Russian Federation
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Kapova cave (Russian: Капова пещера, tr. Kopova peshchera, also known as Shul'gan-Tash, Bashkir: Шүлгәнташ, romanized: Shylgəntash) is a limestone karst cave in the Burzyansky District of Bashkortostan, Russia, ca. 200 km (120 mi) south-east of Ufa, in the southern Ural mountains. Located on the Belaya River in the natural reserve Shulgan-Tash, the cave is best known for the 16,000 years old Upper Paleolithic rock paintings and drawings. It contains the northernmost known ancient paintings.