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Al-Daher Cave (Bergish), Jordan, The First Extensive Jordanian Limestone Cave: A Convective Carlsbad-Type Cave?, Stephan Kempe, Ahmad Al-Malabeh, Ahmad Al-Shreideh
Al-Daher Cave (Bergish), Jordan, The First Extensive Jordanian Limestone Cave: A Convective Carlsbad-Type Cave?, Stephan Kempe, Ahmad Al-Malabeh, Ahmad Al-Shreideh
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In spite of the vast limestone area present in Jordan, no karstic caves to speak of were known there until 1995 when Al-Daher Cave was discovered. The cave is situated east of Bergish Reserve for Ecotourism in the mountains of Bergish at about 830 m above sea level. The cave formed in the Wadi As Sir Limestone Formation of Upper Cretaceous age. It is a maze developed along NW-SE and NE-SW striking joints which owe their existence to the Dead Sea Transform Fault situated a few kilometers to the west of the cave. Rooms, with a total area of 1750 …