Ghar-e-Roodafshan

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The Ghar -e- Roodafshan (Persian غار رودفشان Ghār -e Rudafschān, DMG Gar -e Rūdafšān ) is located east of Tehran in Rudafschān Valley and is since 2003 target of research cruises of the Association for caving in Upper Styria. Together with the association Chāneye Kuhnawardān -e Tehrān / خانهء کوهنوردان تهران worked on the survey of the cave (2003-2005).

The total length of this spacious cave is 1,502 m with a level difference of -90.6 m. The maximum Horizontalersteckung is 470 m. The N -S extension is 467 m. O- W - extension is 185 m. The Roodafshan Entrance Hall with 168 m length, 94 m width, a height of up to 40 meters and a floor area of ​​11,395 sqm currently the second largest, documented cave chamber in Iran.

Despite the spaciousness of course a slight weather channel has been found again and again, which is indicative of a larger cave system behind the Inca Sion zone.

The entire cave area is relatively dry, there are no active flume. Only occasionally there are leakages and active sinter formations. A characteristic feature of the cave is the partially large cauliflower or knobs Inter coating the walls of caves and the stalagmites.