Al_Hoota_Cave

Al Hoota Cave

Al Hoota Cave

Cave in Oman

Al Hoota Cave[1] (Arabic: كَهْف ٱلْهُوْتَه, romanized: Kahf 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.

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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.

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    AlHoota Cave, Oman Tourism
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    https://theculturetrip.com/middle-east/oman/articles/al-hoota-inside-omans-stunning-two-million-year-old-cave%7C TheCultureTrip.com - Al hoota cave
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    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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