Earth:Al Hoota Cave
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Short description: Cave in Oman
| Al Hoota Cave | |
|---|---|
| كَهْف ٱلْهُوْتَه | |
 Al-Hootah Cave in the Hajar Mountains | |
| Location | Oman |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 23°04′55″N 57°21′17″E / 23.081944°N 57.354722°EOM-DA |
| Length | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Geology | Karst |
| Show cave opened | 2006 |
| Show cave length | 860 m (2,820 ft)[1] |
| Lighting | electric |
| Website | www.alhootacave.com |
Al Hoota Cave[1] (Arabic: كَهْف ٱلْهُوْتَه) 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 Omani blind cave fish lives in this cave system.[citation needed] Stalagmites from this cave yield data on the palaeoclimate.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AlHoota Cave, Oman Tourism, http://www.omantourism.gov.om/wps/portal/mot/tourism/oman/details/!ut/p/a1/jY9RC4IwAIR_0m7qHD0uWyYzda2R7SX2FEJZREQ_v-V7y3s7-D64I470xI3-NZz9c7iN_vLtLj8tFJcmQY6WcYrKdBpK1rTseACOAShKscl4DWCpClRKarVPtxSCzvPbnTbrRmYoVyz4hjfWMgkk6TwfPyLwzzf-QQ7ETVjsxQTEZk5AZMf9am3_roYPMQxPhA!!/dl5/d5/L0lHSkovd0RNQUprQUVnQSEhLzRKU0UvZW4!/
- ↑ 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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