Roodafshan Cave

Roodafshan Cave ranks 6th in the list of the most beautiful caves in Iran. It is another popular tourist attraction in Iran. This cave can be found 103 kilometers east of Tehran and 62 kilometers west of Firoozkuh. The Roodafshan Cave is a popular tourist attraction in Tehran. On the foothills of the Alborz mountains in the rugged region of central Alborz, this cave overlooks Roodafshn village and Damavand city. The oval aperture of Roodafshan Cave, which is located at an elevation of 1945 meters above sea level. The mouth of the Roodafshan cave, which is 12 meters high and 40 meters long, is one of Iran's three greatest cave openings.

In Roodafshan Cave, there are various passages, the longest of which is 800 meters long, and the cave's entire length is 1637 meters. Changiz Sheikhali, the Iranian pioneer of speleology, discovered Roodafshan Cave in 1949, and it was included to the National Register in 2006. Roodafshan cave is one of Iran's limestone caverns, produced over millions of years by the dissolving of limestone by the steady flow of water. The magnificent icicle-shaped rock formations known as Stalactite and stalagmite can be seen by entering the cave and walking through it for a while. You might be wondering what the difference is between a stalactite and a stalagmite!

Location: Roodafshan valley, Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran