Yafteh Cave
Yafteh is a cave located at the foot of Yafteh Mountain in the western part of the Zagros Mountains range, northwest of Khoramabad, Lorestan Province. It is known for its Upper Paleolithic artefacts assigned to the Baradostian culture.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Lorestan Province, Iran
- Also known as: “Yafteh”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darti and Chogha Horushi.
Darti
Village
Darti is a village in Koregah-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 42, in 10 families. Darti is situated 3½ km southeast of Yafteh Cave.
Chogha Horushi
Village
Chogha Horushi is a village in Koregah-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 132, in 24 families. Chogha Horushi is situated 5 km southeast of Yafteh Cave.
Gholaman-e Sofla
Village
Gholaman-e Sofla is a village in Shurab Rural District of Veysian District in Chegeni County, Lorestan province, Iran. Gholaman-e Sofla is situated 6 km south of Yafteh Cave.
Yafteh Cave
- Categories: archaeological site and landform
- Location: Lorestan, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.50825° or 33° 30′ 30″ north
Longitude
48.2113° or 48° 12′ 41″ east
Open location code
8H5CG656+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tatar—“Yafteh Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف يافته”
- Dutch: “Yafteh”
- Egyptian Arabic: “يافطه”
- French: “Yafteh”
- Italian: “Yafteh”
- Persian: “غار یافته”
- Tatar: “Йафтәһ мәгарәсе”
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