Malcham cave
{{Short description|Salt cave in Israel}}
{{distinguish|Malham Cove}}
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| other_name = {{native name|he|מערת מלח"ם}}
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| location = Tamar Regional Council
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| discovery = 2019
| geology = Salt cave
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Malcham cave ({{langx|he|מערת מלח"ם}}) is the longest salt cave in the world, located in Mount Sodom, by the Dead Sea, Israel.
History
In March 2019 it has been revealed, by an international team, led by the Israeli geologist professor Amos Frumkin, after a second measurement that its length is almost two times longer than was measured back in the 1980s.
{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47731943/ |title='World's longest salt cave' discovered in Israel |publisher=BBC |date=28 March 2019 |accessdate=14 April 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.diplomacy.co.il/art-culture/4225-world-s-longest-salt-cave-discovered-in-israel|title=.World’s longest salt cave discovered in Israel|website=www.diplomacy.co.il}}
Structure
The cave was measured over a period of two years and has a length of over {{cvt|10|km}} that will continue to increase as more salt dissolves. The salt cave that was previously thought to be the longest was the {{cvt|6.85|km}}-long Cave of the Three Nudes, located on Qeshm Island in Iran.
See also
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External links
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{{Caves in Israel}}
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