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{{Short description|Cave in Egypt}} |
{{Short description|Cave in Egypt}} |
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'''Sannur Cave''' is a visually dynamic<ref>{{citation |url=https://egyptianstreets.com/2022/05/19/egypts-oldest-caves-uncover-beauty-art-and-history/ |title=Egypt's Oldest Caves Uncover Beauty, Art and History|date=19 May 2022 |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref> [[karst]]-based subterranean environment, made from [[groundwater]] traveling inside the [[Eocene]]-era limestone of |
'''Sannur Cave''' is a visually dynamic<ref>{{citation |url=https://egyptianstreets.com/2022/05/19/egypts-oldest-caves-uncover-beauty-art-and-history/ |title=Egypt's Oldest Caves Uncover Beauty, Art and History|date=19 May 2022 |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref> [[karst]]-based subterranean environment, made from [[groundwater]] traveling inside the [[Eocene]]-era limestone of Galala Plateau, Egypt.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.geologypage.com/2016/04/sannur-cave-beni-suef-egypt.html |title=Sannur Cave, Beni Suef, Egypt|date=11 April 2016 |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref> The Sunnur area is dated at approximately 65-million years,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/6/13448/Wadi-Sannur-Cave-Protected-area-dates-back-to-65M-years |title=Wadi Sannur Cave Protected Area Dates Back to 65M Years|date=24 July 2017 |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref> and is considered an important geological heritage.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338980973_Unique_desert_caves_as_a_valuable_geological_resource_first_detailed_geological_heritage_assessment_of_the_Sannur_Cave_Egypt |title=Unique Desert Caves As a Valuable Geological Resource: First Detailed Geological Heritage Assessment of the Sannur Cave, Egypt|date=1 February 2020 |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref> It is believed to be the [[List of longest cave by country|longest cave in Egypt]]. |
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==Discovery== |
==Discovery== |
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28°37′23″N 31°17′11″E / 28.62306°N 31.28639°E / 28.62306; 31.28639 Sannur Cave is a visually dynamic[1] karst-based subterranean environment, made from groundwater traveling inside the Eocene-era limestone of Galala Plateau, Egypt.[2] The Sunnur area is dated at approximately 65-million years,[3] and is considered an important geological heritage.[4] It is believed to be the longest cave in Egypt.
Sannur Cave system was discovered in the 1980s, roughly 71 miles (115 km) south-southeast of Cairo, after quarry blasting created an overall entrance. The cave is also 6.2 miles (10 km) south-southeast of the city of Beni Suef.
Sannur Cave has only one chamber which is about 2,300 ft (700 m) long and 50 ft (20 m) in diameter. It is a limestone cave overlaid with alabaster created by thermal springs. Its unique geology and unusual formations of stalactites and stalagmites led it to being recognized as an Egyptian Protectorate in 1992.[5]
