Cennet and Cehennem

Cennet and Cehennem are situated next to each other. Cennet is situated at and Cehennem is at . Both of them are in the rural area of the Silifke district which in turn is a part of Mersin Province. They are accessible by a long all season open road from the main highway (D 400). The highway distances are to Silifke and to Mersin. They are close to the coastal town of Narlıkuyu. == Cennet ==

The opening of Cennet is 250 x 110 m2 (820 x 360 ft2) and its average depth is . It is possible to reach the bottom of Cennet by a primitive staircase composed of 300 steps. In 2020, an elevator was also established. At the bottom toward the south, there is a smaller and 150-step deeper cave. In this cave are the ruins of a monastery built in the 5th century by a certain Paulus and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In this monastery one can hear the sound of a small underground stream which flows from the monastery to the gulf of Narlıkuyu. == Cehennem ==

Cehennem is a deeper sinkhole with a depth of . But its top opening is smaller with dimensions 70 x 50 m2 ( 210 x 150 ft2 ). As the upper edge of the opening is concave there is no access to the bottom of Cehennem. ==Mythology==

In mythology, Zeus kept Typhon temporarily in Cehennem before imprisoning him under Mount Etna. == See also ==