Ghar-e-Roodafshan

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The cave Ghar-e-Roodafshan is located in Roodafshan valley, Tehran Provinz, Iran. Since 2003 the Verein für Höhlenkunde in Obersteier (Austria) with the Khaneye Koohnavardan-e-Tehran (Iran) has been surveying Ghar-e-Roodafshan. (2003-2005)

The length of this spacious cave is 1.502 m with a vertical distance of -90,6 m. The Roodafshan Entrance Hall with 168 m length, 94 m width, 40 m high and 11.395 m2 floor area is presently the biggest documented cave chamber in Iran.

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