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Khorbas cave

Korbas cave

Khorbas Qeshm Cave is located 15 km from Qeshm in Hormozgan province, in the distance between Khorbas and Ramchah villages. This cave, which some date back to the Median period, has a wonderful and strange architecture.

The cave is a series of folds in the Zagros Mountains and is surrounded by coral reefs. Due to the passage of time and following the subsidence of the sea water in the form of a mountain with nested cavities has appeared, and people have also shaped it and carved it over time. Some people consider the structure and shape of Qeshm Khorbas Cave to be similar to the caves of Kurdistan, Azerbaijan, Bushehr, Lorestan, etc. The height of the rock walls of Khorbas Cave, which is one of the most important attractions of Hormozgan province, is about 20 to 30 meters. The entrance of the cave consists of 9 openings and a hall with two small niches has been created behind these openings. Inside the cave there are halls, corridors, rooms and openings that are connected to each other. There are many different theories about the reason for the creation and use of Qeshm Khorbas cave in Qeshm. Some believe that this cave was used as a temple of Mehr and the goddess Mitra. Some believe that they used the cave hall to hold a memorial service for the dead. There is another theory that the people of this region followed the Zoroastrian religion and used it as a master. In Zoroastrianism, the master is the place where the bones of the dead are kept. There are other narrations according to which Khorbas cave is considered as a refuge for people who were attacked by pirates. During your trip to Hormozgan province, you can get acquainted with this special and mysterious attraction.

 

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