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Karaftu

Divandarreh County, Iran

The Karaftu Caves (Kurdish), also known as Karaftu Castle, are a mixture of natural and human-made caverns located on a mountainous terrain between Saqqez and Divandarreh, Kurdistan province, Iran. The limestone caves, situated at an altitude of approximately 2,000 m and stretching over 750 m, were formed naturally, but were modified by inhabitants over the centuries.

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