Ali-Sadr Cave
Cave in Ali Sadr, Iran
35°18′5.80″N 48°18′13.97″E / 35.3016111°N 48.3038806°E / 35.3016111; 48.3038806
The Ali-Sadr Cave (Persian: غار علیصدر), originally called Ali Saadr or Ali Sard (meaning cold), is a water cave which attracts visitors every year.[1] It is located in Ali Sadr, Kabudarahang County, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Hamadan, western Iran.
Description
This cave is located at 48°18'E 35°18'N, in the southern part of Ali Sadr village.
In the summer of 2001, a German/British expedition surveyed the cave, finding to be 11 kilometres (6.8 mi).[2]
Early occupation
Excavations and archeological studies of the cave have led to the discovery of ancient artworks, jugs and pitchers dating back to 12,000 years ago.[3] Animals, hunting scenes and bows and arrows are depicted on the walls and passages of the exit section. These images suggest mesolithic man used the cave as their abode. The cave was known during the reign of Darius I (521-485 BC) which can be verified by an old inscription at the entrance of the tunnel. However, the knowledge of the existence of the cave was lost and it was only rediscovered in 1963 by Iranian mountaineers.[1]
Gallery
Ali-Sadr Cave
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See also
References
- ^ a b Ali-Sadr, Iran's unique water cave - Hamedan Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Laumanns, Michael; Simon Brooks; Ingo Dorsten; Georg Kaufmann; Matthias Lopez-Correa; Bernd Köppen (2001). "Speleological Project Ghar Alisadr (Hamadan/Iran)". Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte. 4. Berlin: Speläoclub Berlin: 43. ISSN 1617-8572. Archived from the original on 2013-02-12.
- ^ "Ali Sadr Cave". Atlas Obscura. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ali Sadr Cave.
- Ghar Ali Sadr
- Publications of the Speläoclub Berlin (SCB)
- Das Iran Projekt "Ghar Alisadr"
- List of caves in Iran in Persian
- Alisadr Tourism Co. (The Official Website of Alisadr Cave)
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Hamadan Province, Iran
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- Ganjnameh
- Shrine of Habakkuk, Toyserkan
- Hamedan Stone Lion
- Ali Sadr Cave
- Hamedan Museum of Natural History
- Noshijan fire temple,Malayer
- Shrine of Esther and Mordechai, Hamedan
- Baba Taher Mausleum, Hamedan
- Avicenna mausoleum, Hamedan
- Emamzadeh Yahya,Hamedan
- Alvand ski resort
- Pirsolayman lagoon
- Median capital of Hegmataneh, Hamedan
- Ecbatan dam
- Geyan lagoon
- Baba-pireh shrine
- Ecbatana
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