Vyalova Cave (пещера Вялова) is a

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in a lower plateau of the

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mountain,

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. It also has an 'old' name: Togerik-Alan-Hosar (Тогерик-Алан-Хосар). The cave has a vertical entrance of depth, which gradually, at a depth about , transforms into a steep, almost vertical, shaft. The total depth of the cave is . It belongs to the Vyalova Cave system. The cave is named after Russian

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Vyalov.

Vyalova Cave system

Vyalova Caves system is a system of three

s that are located on a lower plateau of the

mountain,

. The system consists of three caves (has three entrances): Uchunzhu Cave, Vyalova Cave and Obval'naya Cave (or Landslip Cave, Crimea).

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A photo of the cave's mouth
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