Sof Omar Caves

Oromia Region · Ethiopia

Sof Omar Caves, Ethiopia
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to March, outside the rains
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
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One of Africa's longest cave systems, carved by the Web River through limestone over some 15 kilometers of passages. Vaulted chambers with natural columns have made it both a geological wonder and a long-standing Muslim pilgrimage site named for a local sheikh. Guided walks follow the river through the echoing main galleries.

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