Tomorrow is ours Today’s Weather Call to prayer time in Isfahan Isfahan Tehran Morning call to prayer : ° ° 04:41:16 15 c 26 c Noon call to prayer : 12:59:56 Hamedan Evening call to prayer: 7 ° c 20 ° c 20:07:09 Qibla Direction Semnan 19 ° c 30 ° c 11 ° c 27 ° c NasPro-environment e NewspaperFarda Saturday|6 may 2017 |No.5390 naslfarda naslefardanews 30007232 WWW.NASLEFARDA.NET Page:23 Wonders of Iran Visiting Ali Sadr Cave: Dasht-e Havij Unique Natural Attraction li Sadr Cave is one of cm in 1973. The cave was open the rare samples of to visitors in 1975.In those days, Awater caves in the villagers used flashlights, boats, world. It is located 75 kilometers and paddles to direct tourists to the northwest of Hamedan through the cave. in a village by the same name Formation process which is one of the districts of The combination of rainwater asht-e Havij Kabudarahang Township. and CO2 formed mild carbonic (meaning Carrot Ali Sadr Cave can be reached via acid which seeped into the Plain) is located D three routes: calcareous fields and through on the slopes of Alborz Hamedan-Bijar via Lalejin chemical reactions, unstable Mountain. It is considered Road: It was constructed sodium bicarbonate was one of the natural attractions recently. formed. This soluble chemical of Tehran province. Hamedan-Tehran Road, via composition created abyss the Situated near Afjeh Village in Nojeh Air Base thick calcareous layers. Lavasanat district, the plain is Hamedan-Salehabad Road Features 2,400 meters above sea-level. Ali Sadr Cave was formed in Ali Sadr Cave is one of the It derived its name from the Sariqieh Heights. There are natural attractions of Iran. Only fact that earlier residents of two other caves in its vicinity: a few caves in the world can Dasht-e Havij extensively Subashi and Sarab. Their compete with Ali Sadr Cave. planted carrot there. distances from Ali Sadr Cave are Its colorless water is odorless Although there is no trace 11 and 7 kilometers respectively. and has a natural taste. There are of carrot cultivation in the The caves are probably no living creatures in the cave’s region today, the plain’s interlinked to Ali Sadr Cave in water and its temperature is 12 natural attractions draw many view of the extensive layers of degrees centigrade. The water visitors. crystallized calcareous in the is so transparent that one can see Currently, Afjeh farmers have region. to the depth of 10 meters with focused on fruit farming, History the naked eyes and ordinary especially cherries and apples. Geologists believe that the light. The results of physical Surrounding Landmarks rocks of this mountain pertain and chemical experiments show Peaks such as Rizan, Parsoun, to the second geological that the chemical composition These sediments form different at the stalactites, the great Saka, Atashkouh and Mehr period i.e. Jurassic (190-130 of water is approximately the types of stalactites on the floor stalactites, the third and fourth Chal, which surround the million years ago). Based on same as in different parts of the and waterless areas of the cave. islands, boating, cave climbing, plain, draw mountaineers to evidence within the cave, it was cave and is considered as light There are also a number of passing through water paths and the region. inhabited by primitive people. calcic bicarbonate with nearly The depth of water ranges attractive stalagmites. crystalline ceiling chambers, one Afjeh Strait is located in the Residents of Ali Sadr and other neutral pH (acidity). The water from nil to 14 meters in dif- One can have a nice view and believes that this phenomenon is northern side of the plain. It nearby villages knew this and is not drinkable since it contains ferent parts. The amount inhale fresh air without dust one of the marvels of the world, also contains remnants of an used its water, but it was not different calcareous salts. of water flowing into the and microbial impurity inside which no one can describe, old road that connects Havij used for tourism. Hamedan As the excess water of the cave cave comes from rainfalls, the cave. It is cold in summers demonstrating all its glory and Plain to Lar Plain. mountaineering team with 14 flows out in the form of fountains and warm in winters.Although beauty. Qajarid kings used to visit underground springs and members visited the cave and (like Cheshmehshoor), the all of the cave’s chambers have Accommodation facilities Lar Plain and other summer outflows from the walls explored it in 1963. They used a amount of water flowing into the not been explored, climbers A 27-room hotel, 10 wooden quarters with carriages via the and cave ceiling simple device such as flashlights cave is stable, but when there is a advanced about 10-11 km along villas (single and double strait. and rubber tube to navigate. shortage of water, the impacts of them. At present, after boating, beds).16 suites, 50 tents, a Sostoun Plain is located to the The news of expedition was its fluctuations is evident on the outflows from the walls and cave one can walk through the cave restaurant, handicraft shops, west of Havij Plain, which published in local newspapers cave walls. ceiling ― all of them are coming and continue the route by boat. a mosque, public lavatory, also has a waterfall. Peschoik in 1967. After the publication of The depth of water ranges from from rain and snow. So far, 14 kilometers of the cave’s a parking lot, a park for Waterfall, with a height of 15 the news, investigators, climbers, nil to 14 meters in different parts. The height of the cave’s ceiling canals have been explored, children, green areas, and meters, is located in Yalkooh and naturalists rushed to the site. The amount of water flowing into in some parts is about 10 meters. but only some four kilometers climbing facilities have been district. Hamedan climbers extended the the cave comes from rainfalls, It is covered by pure calcium have been illuminated and established in Ali Sadr Tourism Moab Waterfall, which has diameter of the entrance by 50 underground springs and carbonate and its combinations. ready to use. After looking Complex. a height of 180 meters, is surrounded by Maple trees. Must-see sites in Iran The valley hosts mountaineers who use its routes for Lasjerd Shah Abbasi Caravansary ascending the surrounding Lasjerd Shah Abbasi Caravansary summits, particularly in is located in the village of Lasjerd in Semnan province, and dates back to winter. Shah Abbas Safavid I. Sabouestan Plain, which abounds with walnut and cherry trees, is located to the northwest of Dasht-e Havij. The historical bathhouse of Afjeh Village has pointed arches. Local inhabitants attribute the antiquity of the bathhouse to Safavid Era or the early years of Qajar rule. The bathhouse is still used by the villagers. Hazrat Abolfazl (AS) Drinking Fountain and an old sycamore tree dating back to 400 years are well known in Lavasanat district..