16.12.07

List of the longest caves known in Iraq

No. Cave Location Length (in metres)

1.Kuna Kamtiar -- Kirkuk governorate 5,060 m*
2.Sahra -- Sulaimani governorate 1,080 m*
3.Fasaya -- Haditha city (Euphrat valley) approx. 1,000 m (no survey)
4.Pigeon Cave -- Haditha city (Euphrat valley) approx. 732 m (no survey)
5.Kuna Baa -- Sulaimani governorate 767 m*
6.Kouna -- Kowter/Malan Dohuk gov.(?), Tahkt-e-Solehman approx. 650 m (sketch)
7.Useiba -- Publication to be traced 570 m
8.Gejkar -- Sulaimani governorate 438 m*

* Surveyed by the 2007 Kurdish-German cave project.

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