Visits to Ali Sadr cave reach record high

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lengthy cave is situated some 70km north of Hamadan in west-central Iran, itself a hotspot for avid history buffs, day-trippers, and
holidaymakers.The gigantic cave embraces a huge matrix of sunless channels, ponds, grottoes, and water passages which are stretched along
with imposing rock formations and stalactite-covered tops in a span of several kilometers.Sightseeing there is connected with traversing
well-lit labyrinths of waterways via paddle boats, walking on subterranean islets, as well as observing rock carvings of hunting scenes,
artifacts, paintings, and vessels that are associated with prehistorical troglodytes.Some tour operators and tourism marketers say that a
standard tour proceeds visitors some 2,000 meters inside the cave, over 1,400 of which are covered by boats that making it one of the
longest underground boat trips in the world.Ali Sadr can be reached after some one hour of riding from Hamadan through the countryside
There are usually shuttles and taxis as well
crowded.Iran is geologically a part of the Alpine-Himalayan organic belt
The country features a variety of mountain ranges and hundreds of caves with Ali Sadr, Karaftu, Kataleh Khor, and Quri Qaleh amongst the
most notables.AFM