Roodafshan Cave
The Roodafshan Cave, or Ghar-e Roodafshan, is a solutional cave located in Roodafshan valley, Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran, in the Alborz mountains.[1] Since 2003 the Verein für Höhlenkunde in Obersteier (Austria) with the Khaneye Koohnavardan-e-Tehran (Iran) has been surveying Roodafshan Cave.[2]
Roodafshan Cave | |
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![]() Entrance area of Roodafshan Cave | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,935 m (6,348 ft) |
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Location | Tehran province / Iran |
The length of this spacious cave is 1,502 m with a vertical distance of -90.6 m.[2] The Roodafshan Entrance Hall with 168 m length, 94 m width, 40 m high and 11,395 m2 floor area is the second biggest documented cave chamber in Iran.[2]
Further reading
- Geyer, T., & Geyer, E. (2003): Forschungen im Iran, Ghar-e-Roodafshan, - Mitteilungen des Vereins für Höhlenkunde in Obersteier, 22: 42–43.
- Raesi, E., & Laudmanns, M. (2003): Cave Directory Iran, - Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte, Band 10.
- SELAHI, M., (1999): Ghar-haye Iran, Ghar-e-Roodafshan, Page: 51–57. (in Farsi)
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References
- Iran Tourism & Touring Organization. "Rood Afshan Cave in Damavand". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- Ernest Geyer. "Forschungsprojekt Ghar-e-Roodafshan, Provinz Teheran, IRAN" (in German). Retrieved 2017-12-09.
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