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Coordinates: 23°0455N 57°2117E / 23.081944°N 57.354722°E / 23.081944; 57.354722
 

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Al Hoota Cave
كَهْف ٱلْهُوْتَه
Al-Hootah Cave in the Hajar Mountains
LocationOman
Coordinates23°04′55N 57°21′17E / 23.081944°N 57.354722°E / 23.081944; 57.354722OM-DA
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
GeologyKarst
Show cave opened2006
Show cave length860 m (2,820 ft)[1]
Lightingelectric
Websitewww.alhootacave.com

Al Hoota Cave[1] (Arabic: كَهْف ٱلْهُوْتَه, romanizedKahf Al-Hūtah) is a cave located in Al-Hamra', Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Oman, that is 5 km (3.1 mi) long. The cave was first discovered by locals several hundred years ago and was officially opened as a tourist destination in December 2006.

The cave houses over 100 animal species, including Omani blind cave fish, bats, arthropods, mollusks, snails and water beetles.[2] Stalagmites from this cave yield data on the palaeoclimate.[3] It is believed to be the longest cave in Oman.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b AlHoota Cave, Oman Tourism
  • ^ https://theculturetrip.com/middle-east/oman/articles/al-hoota-inside-omans-stunning-two-million-year-old-cave%7C TheCultureTrip.com - Al hoota cave
  • ^ FLEITMANN, D., J. Haldon, R. Bradley, S. Burns, Hai Cheng, R. Edwards, C. Raible, M. Jacobson, A. Matter 2022. Droughts and societal change: The environmental context for the emergence of Islam in late antique Arabia, Science 376, 1317–21.
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