Iranian Cavers Receive National Environment Award
Only six years after its foundation, the Iran Caving & Speleology Association was recently recognized with an National Environment Award for its efforts protect caves and karst.
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Iran Joins the International Union of Speleology
Iran is the latest country to become a member of the International Union of Speleology (UIS) after receiving a majority vote during last month’s 2013 International Congress of Speleology in …
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Iranian Cavers Discover World’s Fourth Largest Cave Room
Iranian Cavers exploring a new cave have discovered one of the largest rooms in the world. The limestone cave which contains it is known as Ghar-e-Dosar and is located near …
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2012 International Expedition to Iranian Salt Domes
Starting this weekend, an international gathering of international karst scientists and cavers is being held in Iran to study its salt domes. The week-long event, held by the Iranian Cavers …
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Iran’s Second Annual Cave Cleaning Day
This September 24th marks Iran’s second annual cave cleaning day. The event, which cooincides with the second day of seveth Persian month called Mehr (meaning kindness), will take place throughout …
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Iranian Caver Lost in Tragic Climbing Accident
In a tragic accident last Friday in Pakistan, Iranian caver and alpinist Leila Esfandyari, lost her life. She fell while climbing Gasherbrum II (also known as K4), the 13th highest …
