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underground caves
Can anyone please provide exact location and map details of underground caves in qatar.thanks in advance
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maxmo said
Have a look at the URL ...Have a look at the URL below:
wikimapia.org/#lat=25.172344&lon=51.200114&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2
copy and paste the above URL in Internet Explorer.
My friends had visited this place sometime last year and I had marked it for them.
666 said
Maxmo, do you have simple ...Maxmo, do you have simple directions?
Is the place worth a visit??
maxmo said
Well, I can't make is any ...Well, I can't make is any more simpler.
Just use your mouse and zoom out and follow the road to the place where you can get started.
As far as worth or not worth... Well, you should ask this question to cave hunters...
From my side, I have never visited this place coz I don't have 4x4, but my friends told me, its really not must if you can manage a little humps and bumps.
It looks more like a flat ground with fence around the cave which you can see in the map, and the cave as a straight big opening goes down into earth for about 200 or more meters... The opening is big enough to take a truck, but due to rocky entrance you can only walk.
Do not expect anything more than that... Its just a straight simple big hole in the earth and good thing is you can go till the bottom of it... :-)
Best time would be before noon, coz after noon there hardly any light coming inside the cave as the opening is facing towards east.
maxmo said
I heard there are other ...I heard there are other places in Qatar known for underground caves, but not sure where to find them.
DaRuDe might be the right person to answer, if he can read this article....
666 said
Thanks a lot. I will ...Thanks a lot.
I will try to go there and update QL
maxmo said
I will look forward for ...I will look forward for your article. Please make sure you have some good pictures to share...
harsha9992 said
please tell me what is the ...please tell me what is the nearest place
666 said
Harsha, Looks like ...Harsha,
Looks like its near salwa road. Right trun after the petrol pump before army base.
i have marked the coordinates on my GPS. Most probably I will give it a shot on weekend
harsha9992 said
Thanks.But i heard there are ...Thanks.But i heard there are big undergroundcaves somewhere near dukhan or abusamra.please let me know
mp5050 said
I wanna go!!! Please let me ...I wanna go!!! Please let me know when you go to check this out. You said you can get to the bottom of it? If not I have a rope, webing, belay device, 2 harness, lights... we should go see the inside of it! but there is the fence, hmm. and the 200m, my rope is only 60m =( guess I should read better before I post
Mitch
maxmo said
Dear MP5050, You ...Dear MP5050,
You don't need a rope to get down... It's quite safe for you to simply walk down...
joeinqatar said
I am interested in joining ...I am interested in joining the hunt for some caves. there is 3 well known sinkholes not caves. one in doha seems to be full of trash (go figure).
ako said
This is interesting... ......it never crossed my mind that there are caves in Qatar, thanks to this thread, now i know there are more than the sand dunes and the big land cruisers driven like hell running in the streets you can see here...but as joeinqatar has said, these are sinkholes...well, but it is something to look forward to and explore...
mp5050 said
cool, I have fridays off ...cool, I have fridays off and limited use of a 4x4...
Mitch
harsha said
oh let me know the ...oh let me know the directions and let me know how is d place.. will check it out...
harsha9992 said
Thanks for all your ...Thanks for all your replies.I don't know whether u call it sinkholes or caves.I heard they are somewhere near dukhan.if anyone is sure of the location please tell me.
666 said
Just got back from Cave ...Just got back from Cave visit. Quite a place. Definately recommend to you all. will post details with pictures later.
666 said
(No subject) ...novita77 said
666 ...maybe Dan can bring the social group the cave next coming winter?
joeinqatar said
I checked out a couple ...I checked out a couple spots after work today. No passage! just filled with sand and rocks. not real impressive except for the size.
links to pictures I took:
http://yophotos.fotopages.com/?entry=1490025&back=http://yophotos.fotopages.com/
http://yophotos.fotopages.com/?entry=1490058&back=http://yophotos.fotopages.com/
dweller said
For the location ...Do a search on QL.
It was discussed at great length previously and I think directions were put on the thread
mp5050 said
Same with this cave. We ...Same with this cave. We went to visit it yesterday morning. I was big but there was no passage. I imagine all of them to be this way with the soft bedrock and fine sand. Looked like a cool place for some possible bouldering! I tried just a little but some rock broke and ew didn't spend too much time down there. Definatly nice tho, much cooler down ther and not too dark.
Mitch
padger said
caves ...there are numerous sinkholes in qatar. Unlikley most sinkholes they are typicaly formed by gypsum bands being disolved rather than limestone
I have a technical paper if any on is interested ;-)
joeinqatar said
Yes I agree with you Padger, ...Yes I agree with you Padger, I think we are all dreaming about caves here. How could I get a copy of your technical paper? I have ran out of leads to check.
joeinqatar said
I went to explore the sink ...I went to explore the sink in the Al Harman Family park here in doha today. The sink is enclosed with a fence and a gate with a locked lock. after talking to a couple dudes they sent me to the the person in charge of the park to find a key to get in. finally found him but he said the sink is closed and if someone goes inside they will die. I don't know if the ole devil himself comes up and gets you or they shoot you when you get to the bottom. so does anyone else know anybody that has a key?
links to pictures I took:
http://yophotos.fotopages.com/?entry=1491554&back=http://yophotos.fotopages.com/
harsha9992 said
Dear Mr/Ms.666 and joe in ...Dear Mr/Ms.666 and joe in qatar,
Thanks for all the information.I request you to provide the route map of these places as i am not familiar with arabic names and locations.please do this favour as early as possible.thanks in advance
666 said
666 is a Mr, Mrs got tired ...666 is a Mr, Mrs got tired and has become a nun................
Well I dont have the exact GPS coordinates with me as I am offshore.
You have to go on Salwa road towards Saudi border. once you crossed the petrol pump on your side of the road, the one bit off the road and have super market and mosque look for the sattelite station on your left. An overhead bridge is under construction near weather/sattelite station. there is a road going to right almost just opposite to station. Take that road. you might have to turn right on underconstruction road before the bridge as I had to take a U trun to reach that road.
On that small road, take aright turn before the road bends. right next to it a camel farm.
If you cant find the place, ask any of the huys living in those camps. I ended up taking one guy to show me the place.
Its not a fancy dancy cave but still something different than the normal sand dunes. Kids can also go in there.
Hope that helps.
harsha9992 said
Thanks a lot 666 ...Thanks a lot 666
666 said
maafe mushkila ...maafe mushkila
baedaebok said
GPS needed? ...Is a GPS needed to find this cave off Salwa Road? From 666's directions, it sounds pretty easy.
mp5050 said
we had a little trouble ...we had a little trouble even with the gps
if you look at the correct landmarks and maybe spend some time wandering you might still find it
If you look at google earth I notice a few others marked in the area
Mitch