Iran

Iran is a country of the Near East. It lies between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian. Down its western flank, from the Turkish frontier along Irak to the Gulf of Oman, run the Zagros mountains. Zard Kuh-e Bakhtiari is the highest peak, 4,309 m asl, in the south of this mountains. In the north Iran has a border to Afghanistan and in the east to India The southeasternmost coast lies at the Indian Ocean.

Due to the presence of great quantities of limestone, many caves have been formed in Iran. The most famous of these caves are to be found in Azarbaijan, in Kurdestan, near Hamadan, Isfahan Province and in the Teheran area.

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Sights of Iran

Ghar-e-Ali Sadr |

Chal-Nakhjir |

Darband Cave |

Huto and Kamarband Cave |

Ghar Katalehkhor |

Kish Underground City

Niasar |

Ghar-e-Quri Qaleh |

Cave of Shapoor

Additional Information about Iran

Clickable Map of Iran
2nd International Symposium on Water Resources in Karstic Formations (Tehran/Kermanshah, July 4-10th 1998)
Iran - The Splendour of Persia
Qoori Qala Cave, the Largest Water Cave in Iran
Historical Images at Davoudi Cave Shelter
Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte:
E. Raeisi, M. Laumanns (2003): Iran Cave Directory, 101 pages, country maps in colour and many cave surveys; Berlin 2003.
The first cave directory on Iran in English language, mainly translated from Persian sources. Description of more than 500 caves. A chapter deals with the state of speleology in Iran. With a detailed description of the geological and hydrogeological settings and its relation to speleogenesis in Iran. In English language with a German abstract.

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