Ferdows Hole-in-the-Rock

Coordinates: 34°08′45.7″N 57°50′24″E / 34.146028°N 57.84000°E / 34.146028; 57.84000

Ferdows Hole-in-the-Rock

Ferdows Hole-in-the-Rock (Persian: سنگ سوراخ فردوس‎ – Sang-e-Sourakh Ferdows) is a natural geological formation 35 km (22 mi) west of Ferdows, South Khorasan Province, Iran.

Description

Ferdows Hole-in-the-Rock is an elliptical opening around 20 metres (66 ft) wide eroded in a Limestone hill.[1]

The formation is a popular attraction in the Mozaffari protected area in Ferdows County. This natural attraction, locates 500 meters besides the old road of Ebrahimabad to Kajeh, Chahno and Polond desert.

Notes

  1. ↑
    • کوه سنگ سوراخ (in Persian).
    • کویر مظفری وکوه سنگ سوراخ شاهکاری در دل طبیعت (in Persian).
    • The Sange Sourakh Mountain.


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