Kitum Cave

Kitum Cave is located in , . It is one of five named "elephant caves" of Mount Elgon where animals, including elephants, "mine" the rock for its sodium-rich salts.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Kenya
  • Also known as: “Elephant cave”

Kitum Cave

Latitude
1.02976° or 1° 1′ 47″ north
Longitude
34.75596° or 34° 45′ 22″ east
Open location code
6GHP2QH4+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4947181615
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q6418650
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Kitum Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف كيتوم”
  • Catalan: “cova de Kitum”
  • Czech: “Jeskyně Kitum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف كيتوم”
  • French: “grotte de Kitum”
  • French: “Grotte de Kitum”
  • German: “Kitum-Höhle”
  • Hebrew: “מערת קיטום”
  • Italian: “Grotta degli elefanti”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Kitum”
  • Polish: “Jaskinia Kitum”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Kitum”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna Kitum”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna Kutum”
  • Spanish: “Cueva Kitum”

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