Nakhcheer

{{Short description|Limestone cave in Iran}}

File:Chalnakhjir cave.jpg

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Nakhcheer, Chal-e Nakhjir, or Chal-Nakhjir ({{langx|fa|غار چال‌نخجیر}}) is a cave situated in Jushaq Rural District of the Central District of Delijan County, Markazi province, Iran.

Its coordinates are {{coord|34|02|11|N|50|45|58|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}}.{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=34.036389&mlon=50.766111&zoom=15#map=15/34.0364/50.7661 |website=OpenStreetMap |title=Chal-e Nakhjir |date=22 March 2024 |access-date=22 March 2024}}

It is a limestone cave approximately 70 million years old. Parts of the cave, including its internal lake, have been prepared for easy tourist access. It was discovered in 1989 and registered as a national monument in 2001. Its interior is made of crystals, dolomite sediments, stalactites and stalagmites.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-03 |title=پانزده هزار نفر از غار نخجیر استان مرکزی دیدن کردند – غارهای ایران |url=http://www.irancaves.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?ID=261 |access-date=2024-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190036/http://www.irancaves.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?ID=261 |archive-date=2016-03-03 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.showcaves.com/english/ir/showcaves/ChalNakhjir.html|title = Show Caves of Iran: Chal-Nakhjir}}