Photos: Omani cavers explore Yemen's 'Well of Hell'

Natural wonder is shunned by many locals, who believe it is a prison for genies

Published: September 24, 2021 12:16 AFP

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787086-01-02-(Read-Only) — A team of Omani cavers has made what is believed to be the first descent to the bottom of Barhout well. Image Credit: AFP

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787087-01-02 — It is a sinkhole known as the "Well of Hell" in the desert of Yemen's Al-Mahra province. Image Credit: AFP

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787081-01-02 — One of the team's cavers abseiling down the Barhout well. Image Credit: AFP

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787088-01-02 — The forbidding sinkhole, whose dark, round aperture creates a 30m. (100 feet) wide hole, plunges approximately 112m. (367 feet) below the surface. Image Credit: AFP

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787082-01-02 — A sunbeam lighting up the Barhout well. Image Credit: AFP

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787093-01-02 — The natural wonder is shunned by many locals, who believe it is a prison for genies. Image Credit: AFP

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787084-01-02 — One of the team's cavers standing by a stalagmite at the bottom of the Barhout well. Image Credit: AFP

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