BulgariaThe Utroba Cave, also known as Womb Cave, is an ancient cave sanctuary in Kardzhali Province [1]. Located in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains near the Ilinitsa village, the cave resembles a human vulva and dates to the Thracian period [1]. Historians believe that it was once used as a fertility shrine [1]. The cave is located 20 kilometers from the city of Kardzhali near the village of Ilinitsa and it dates to 480 BC [1]. The inside of the cave resembles a uterus [1]. Researchers believe that the entrance to the cave was a slit, which was then widened by humans [1]. The entrance to the cave is 3 metres tall and 2.50 m wide and inside the cave there is a 1.3 m-tall altar which has been carved [1].
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Also known as: cova de l'úter, Cova d'Utroba, Cueva de Utroba, Grotta di Utroba, grotte de l'utérus, Grotte d'Utroba, Hang Utroba, jama Utroba, La Roca Esclatant, Peștera Pântecelui, Peștera Utroba, Tangardak Kaya
| Type | Cave Structures |
|---|---|
| Period | 500 BC - 1 AD |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 41.7049° N, 25.2481° E |