Yemen
Soqatra Governorate
Hidaybu district

Hoq Cave

The Hoq Cave or Hawk Cave is a limestone cave on the island of , . It is located in the Hala spot approximately 1.5 km from the north-eastern coast, facing the open sea to northeast.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave of the island of Socotra (Yemen)
  • Also known as: “Cave of Hoq” and “Hoq cave”

Hoq Cave

Latitude
12.5877° or 12° 35′ 16″ north
Longitude
54.35448° or 54° 21′ 16″ east
Open location code
7H4PH9Q3+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9753722102
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q107288451
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Hoq Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف الحق”
  • Arabic: “كهف هوق”
  • Dutch: “Hoqgrot”
  • French: “Grotte de Hoq”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Hoq”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Hoq”
  • Spanish: “Gruta de Hoq”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hoq Cave”. Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.