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Ghar Some

Ghar Some (also spelled Ghar Sam) is a limestone cave at an altitude of 1,700 meters of Khajeh Ghanbar Mountain (Imamzadeh on top of the mountain) in Namij area of Nam-e nik village, Iran. The natural cave is made of limestone, and has expanded as water flows through the limestone rocks. Ghar Some is the second deepest cave in Iran.

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