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Sof Omar Caves is the longest cave in Ethiopia at 15.1 kilometres (9.4 mi) long. When surveyed in 1972, it was the longest cave in Africa. Since then explorations in Algeria (Rhar Bou Ma’za - the Tafna River Cave 18.4 km) and Madagascar (Ambatoharanana - Crocodile Cave 18.1 km) have overtaken it. It is situated to the east of , in the of the Oromia Region in southeastern Ethiopia, through which the Weyib River (Gestro River) flows. It sinks at the Ayiew Maco entrance and reappears at the Holuca resurgence 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away. According to tradition Sof Omar was the name of a Muslim holy man who lived in the area and Ayiew the name of his daughter. Maco and Holuca are local names for 'name' and "cave", respectively. Long a religious centre, it is sacred both to Islam and the local

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rdfs:label	كهف صوف عمر (ar) Cuevas de Sof Omar (es) Grottes de Sof Omar (fr) Sof Omar Caves (en) 索夫奧馬爾岩洞 (zh)
rdfs:comment	كهوف سوف عمر (بالأمهرية: ሶፍ-ዑመር)‏ هو أطول كهف في إثيوبيا بطول 15.1 كيلومتر (9.4 ميل). عندما تم مسحه عام 1972، كان أطول كهف في إفريقيا. ومنذ ذلك الحين تجاوزته الاستكشافات في الجزائر (رهار بو مازة - كهف نهر تافنا 18.4 كم) ومدغشقر (أمباتوهارانا - كهف التمساح 18.1 كم). وهي تقع في شرق روب، في منطقة بال، منطقة أوروميا، جنوب شرق إثيوبيا، والتي يتدفق عبرها نهر ويب (نهر جيسترو). تُصرف عند مدخل أييو ماكو وتعاود الظهور عند عودة هولوكا على بعد كيلومتر واحد (0.62 ميل). وفقًا للتقاليد، كان صوف عمر اسم رجل دين مسلم كان يعيش في المنطقة وكان اسم أيو هو اسم ابنته. (ar) Cuevas de Sof Omar es un sistema de Cuevas que contiene la cueva más larga en Etiopía, con 15,1 kilómetros (9,4 millas) de largo, algunas fuentes afirman que es el mayor sistema de cuevas en África y se ubica como la 306 más larga en el mundo. Está situada al este de Robe, en la zona de Bale de la región de Oromia en el sureste de Etiopía, a través de la cual el río Weyib (o Río Gestro) fluye. Durante mucho tiempo fue un centro religioso, es sagrada tanto para el islam como para la religión tradicional local Oromo. Las cuevas son conocidas por sus muchos pilares, sobre todo en la "Sala de las Columnas". (es) 索夫奧馬爾岩洞（Sof Omar Caves）位於埃塞俄比亞東南部，座標6°55′N 40°45′E / 6.917°N 40.750°E，全長15.1公里（9.4英哩），威伊布河流經岩洞。岩洞在1897年被發現，有資料聲稱它是全非洲最長的岩洞群和全球第二長的岩洞群。伊斯蘭教和當地宗教均視岩洞為神聖的地方。 (zh) Les grottes de Sof Omar forment un système de grottes de quinze kilomètres de longueur en Éthiopie. Elles sont situées près de Robe, dans la zone Bale, région d'Oromia, dans le sud-est de l'Éthiopie. La rivière Weyib traverse le complexe ; elle s'enfonce dans les grottes à Ayiew Maco et réapparaît à la résurgence d'Holuca, un kilomètre et demi plus loin. Elles sont connues pour leurs nombreux piliers, notamment ceux de la « chambre des colonnes ». (fr) Sof Omar Caves is the longest cave in Ethiopia at 15.1 kilometres (9.4 mi) long. When surveyed in 1972, it was the longest cave in Africa. Since then explorations in Algeria (Rhar Bou Ma’za - the Tafna River Cave 18.4 km) and Madagascar (Ambatoharanana - Crocodile Cave 18.1 km) have overtaken it. It is situated to the east of , in the of the Oromia Region in southeastern Ethiopia, through which the Weyib River (Gestro River) flows. It sinks at the Ayiew Maco entrance and reappears at the Holuca resurgence 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away. According to tradition Sof Omar was the name of a Muslim holy man who lived in the area and Ayiew the name of his daughter. Maco and Holuca are local names for 'name' and "cave", respectively. Long a religious centre, it is sacred both to Islam and the local (en)
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