The Utroba Cave, also known as Womb Cave, is a prehistoric cave sanctuary in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. The cave resembles a Female vulva and dates to the Thracian period. Historians believe that it was once used as a fertility shrine.
It is known in Bulgarian as Utrobata (Утробата, Bulgarian pronunciation:[oˈtrɔbɐtɐ], lit.'The Womb') or Peshtera Utroba (Пещера Утроба, [pɛʃtɛˈraoˈtrɔbɐ], 'Womb Cave').
The UtrobaCave, also known as Womb Cave, is a prehistoric cave sanctuary in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. The cave resembles a Female vulva and dates...
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