North Africa
Egypt
Beni Suweif Governorate

Sannur Cave

Sannur Cave is a visually dynamic karst-based subterranean environment, made from groundwater traveling inside the Eocene-era limestone of Galala Plateau, Egypt.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Wadi Sannur” and “Wadi Sannur cave protectorate”

Sannur Cave

Latitude
28.6231° or 28° 37′ 23″ north
Longitude
31.28643° or 31° 17′ 11″ east
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
7GWHJ7FP+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 942519597
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
349626
Wiki­data ID
Q4116382
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Sannur Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سنور، بنى سويف”
  • Arabic: “سنور، بني سويف”
  • Arabic: “محمية كهف وادي سنور”
  • Arabic: “وادي سنور”
  • Cebuano: “Wādī Sannūr”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف سنور”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محمية كهف وادى سنور”
  • German: “Sannur-Höhle”
  • German: “Schutzgebiet Wadi-Sannur-Höhle”
  • German: “Wadi-Sannur-Höhle”
  • German: “Wādī-Sannūr-Höhle”
  • Persian: “غار سنور”
  • Spanish: “Cueva del Valle de Sannur”
  • Swedish: “Wādī Sannūr”
  • Urdu: “وادی سنور کا غار”

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