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Cave 33 in Sion Doline, Mount Hermon

Grid ref.: 224074/302701
Location: The chimney is located in a depression in the south of Sion Doline.
Elevation: 1912 m above sea level

Description of the cave:

Chimney 33 was found in the Hermon survey of 1990 and its details appear in Nikrot Tzurim booklet no. 16.

Dimensions of the chimney opening: about 1X1 m. From the opening a stepped vertical passage descends to a wide space. The floor of the chimney is covered with red soil and its walls are made of gray limestone. In the space there are stalactites, travertine surfaces, elephant ears and small helictites. In the western wall of the space (space C on the map) there is a passage to another chimney.

At the deepest point in the pit there is a narrow, impassable crack at whose bottom water collects.

Written by: Boaz Langford