Sof Omar Caves
Sof Omar Caves is the longest cave in Ethiopia at 15.1 kilometres long. When surveyed in 1972, it was the longest cave in Africa. Since then explorations in Madagascar and Algeria have overtaken it.
- Cave
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,270 metres (4,160 feet)
- …is also known as “Sof `Umer Washa”
- Description: cave in Ethiopia
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Latitude
6.90652° or 6° 54′ 24″ north
Longitude
40.84536° or 40° 50′ 43″ east
Open location code
6HR2WR4W+J4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = cave_entrance
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Sof Omar Caves” goes by many names.
Sof Omar-grotteAfrikaans
ሶፍ-ዑመርAmharic
كهف صوف عمرArabic
Sof ‘Umer WashaCebuano
索夫奥马尔岩洞Chinese
索夫奧馬爾岩洞Chinese
Sof OmarCroatian
Špilja Sof OmarCroatian
كهوف سوف عمرEgyptian Arabic
grotta di Sof OmarItalian
Grotte di Sof OmarItalian
moschea di Sof OmarItalian
ソフ・オマール洞窟Japanese
غارهای سوف عمرPersian
Jame Sof OmarjaSlovenian
Sof ‘Umer WashaSwedish
Sof Omar MağaralarıTurkish
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