Sangtarashan cave (, also known as Sangshekanan cave and Sangeshkan cave) is a man-made cave located in
Jahrom
Jahrom () is a city in the Central District of Jahrom County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Jolgah Rural District. The previous capital of the rural di ...
, southern
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. Although commonly referred to as a "cave," it is actually an artificial excavation, meaning it does not meet the geological criteria of a natural
cave
Caves or caverns are natural voids under the Earth's Planetary surface, surface. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. Exogene caves are smaller openings that extend a relatively short distance undergrou ...
.
The cave dates back to 150 years ago and is regarded as the largest artificial cave in the world. The cave lies to the south of Jahrom.
[Ziba shahr-e Fars, Ali Athari, pages 428 - 432]
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Jahrom
Tourist attractions in Fars province
Landforms of Fars province
Artificial caves