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Qaleh Kurd

Qaleh Kurd cave (‌) is the oldest archaeological site discovered in Iran. The cave is located at the very western limit of the Iranian Central Plateau, not far from the village of Qaleh in Qazvin province, surrounded by the Alborz and Zagros Mountains.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More caves in Iran

  1. Paraw Cave751 m deep
  2. Chal Nakhjir Cave61 m deep
  3. Quri Qaleh Cave12 km
  4. Rudafshan Cave1.5 km
  5. Sangshekanan Cave0.4 km

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