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AIN HIT THE MOVIE
Restored and digitalized video taken inside Dahl Ain Hit (Hith,
Heet), the historically famous Saudi Cave and site for
diving in the desert. |
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THE
GPS: FRIEND OR FOE OF SAUDI CAVES?
With a GPS, speleologists can
relocate even the smallest cave entrance in the biggest
desert...but this device also allows vandals to do the same
resulting in broken stalactites, trash and graffiti in
previously virgin caves. |
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THE
15TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF SPELEOLOGY AND 2009 NSS
CONVENTION, KERRVILLE, TEXAS
1600 cavers all in the same spot!
What did they talk about? Saudi Arabia's hundreds of
kilometers of 3-million-year-old virgin caves, of course
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HYPOGENE KARSTIFICATION IN SAUDI ARABIA AND JORDAN
Caves that were formed from
below rather than from above
By Stephan Kempe et al |
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CAVES, CISTERNS AND THERMS ON THE RED-SEA COAST
Proof of Greek and
Ptolemaic-Roman settlements?
By Michel Pons |
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THE AMAZING SINKHOLES OF LAYLA,
SAUDI ARABIA
Their Gypsum Tufas are Unique in All the WorldBy Dr.
Stephan Kempe |
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MAKHULAH: The tender and
true tale of Makhulah the Camel as told by Qurian Al-Hajri of
Ain Dar, Saudi Arabia |
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UMM JIRSAN: LONGEST LAVA TUBE IN ARABIA:
Enormous passages, mysterious mounds, snarling wolves,
ancient bones... This cave system has it all! |
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BIRDS IN ARABIAN CAVES:
Michael C. Jennings, Coordinator of the Atlas of the
Breeding Birds of Arabia (ABBA), takes us on a fascinating
hunt for birds that prefer to live deep underneath the
desert. |
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CAVE
MAPPING IN SAUDI ARABIA: Maps of Saudi Caves published in
new report; A Brief History of Cave Mapping in Saudi Arabia;
The Joy and Pain of Surveying Caves in Arabia. |
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JEDDAH'S OUTDOOR ART: Some of the world's
finest sculptures are on permanent display--and free--all
over the city of Jeddah. |
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UNDERGROUND IN AL GREYA: We head for
the Far North of Saudi Arabia with Al Jowf''s "Friends of
the Desert." We find mud from the sky, centipedes
under the pillow, goat-and-people rescues and two intriguing
caves. |
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Geocaching and caves in Saudi
Arabia: Meet Mohammad Al-Fares, author of the first book
on geocaching in Arabic. Find out what geocaching is all about
and how to hunt for geocaches in the desert caves of Saudi
Arabia. |
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Vulcanospeleology in Saudi Arabia:
a new article in Acta Carsologica summarizes the great strides
made in the last few years in the exploration and study of
Saudi Arabia's volcanic caves. |
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Cave Tourism in Saudi
Arabia: Two studies show great promise for developing Show
Caves in the Kingdom. Take a look at which caves are the most
attractive! |
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Crawl the Double Bobat: a challenging but exciting cave near
Al Kharj. Check out the great bat pictures too! |
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Lava cavers
gather in Tepoztlán, Mexico for the xii International
Symposium on Vulcanospeleology |
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Detailed information,
abstracts, etc. on the XII International Symposium on
Vulcanospeleology |
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Shiprock Cave:
"Caving in reverse" to the top of magnificent Shiprock
Jebel...by Greg Gregory. |
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Roobol's Rub Al Khali: Fifty scientists explore Arabia's
greatest desert. John Roobol presents a slide show on this
amazing journey to the Empty Quarter. |
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A chat with Mexico's foremost
vulcanospeleologist, Ramón Espinasa |
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The Hibashi Report: New SGS
publication on Saudi Arabia's most famous lava cave |
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Caves of the Black and White
Volcanoes: Arabia's most spectacular volcanoes...and they come
with caves! |
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Jordan Discoveries--2005: mummies,
snakes, bones and Arabia's longest mapped lava tube |
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Caves found in a lava field
overlapping Saudi Arabia and Jordan |
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Cave Science in Saudi Arabia: The
Potential for Scientific Projects in Saudi Arabia's Caves
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Blow-hole Dome: Greg Gregory
conquers the howling hole
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The Caves of Ma'aqala: Discovery of Dahl
Sultan 'way back in 1983
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Ain Hith I: Erik Bjurström tells the story of the first
Desert Dives
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The Star Well: Archeological
treasures may lie beneath this ancient well.
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Saudi
Cave makes world's "top ten" at Azores symposium on
vulcanospeleology
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Complete
list of SGS Speleological Reports
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Interview
with Will Kochinski: Joy and terror of early caving
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Curious Cave
Minerals: From arcanite to Maya Blue... how are they connected to Saudi caves
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Caves of Habikah
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New Dives in Ain Hit: Six years later, the
diving resumes and the cave is mapped.
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Desert Caves of Saudi Arabia: What's inside the new Saudicaves book - and what was left out? All the info you need to get your own copy.
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The fascinating legend of Hibashi Lava Tube: is it true?
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That's-a-Nice-Name Cave: Speleo sausages, hollow stalagmites and more!
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Narrow Escape: Helicopter Rescue at Um Qaradi lava-tube cave
In Arabic
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Caves of the Lost City: First visit to lava tubes in Harrats Khaybar and Ithnayn plus
a town that wouldn't stand still
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THE LAVA TUBES OF HARRAT KISHB
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FIELD TRIP ONE
SGS and friends explore two
caves, find cave termites and a
sandstorm! |
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CAVERS IN TRAINING
Saudi geologists are "learning
the ropes!" A picture-report |
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Old Jeddah
Tour the narrow, crooked streets of one of the world's oldest
cities and marvel at the beautiful (and functional)
architecture. |
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VOIDS BETWEEN THE
DUNES
Cave
adventures in the early 80s by Bruce L. Davis.
Great
pictures of the first explorations of Dahls Sukhayl and
Khaliqah.
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THE ROSES OF TAIF
Susy
Pint reveals the secret of their alluring "attar"
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The Farmer and the
Bats: based on a true story by Merlyn Tuttle |
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Saudi bats: What kind of bats are flitting around
this desert country? You might be surprised |
