Chal Nakhjir Cave Photo Gallery by Ali Majdfar at pbase.com

Chal Nakhjir Cave

Chal Nakhjir is a rare geological phenomenon, discovered in 1989 and is located on the side of the road connecting Delijan to Naragh, Markazi province, Iran. The cave belongs to the Cenozoic period and has been formed as a result of tectonic factors and aerobic chemical reactions.

Chal Nakhjir is known for its exceptional white dolomite sediments, covering the floor of major corridors of the cave. The speleothems are exceptional too, looking like white popcorn. Even regular stalactites and stalagmites have this pure white cover of calcite and aragonite crystals.
The height of this cave in some places reaches over 20 m while having deep valleys in its divergent paths. A cave lake is located 140m inside the cave, 70m below the entrance.

The cave opened for public on March 2010.

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gazon		26-Jun-2015 15:44
You have to continue, I like it

Lieve Snellings		24-Jul-2010 00:04
this was a so fantastic joy to walk virtual in this cave, thank you so much for sharing this Ali, this is FABULOUS ! BV

Alain Dumas		25-Jun-2010 01:46
Wonderful! Amazing colors and details, great descriptions also. Stunning to say the least.

andy		06-May-2010 01:29
Excellent work with color and composition. Were you able to bring a tripod inside or are these handheld with IS?

villette		05-May-2010 21:05
Superbe série de reportage! cela donne envie de visiter cette magnifique grotte

Dara Su		05-May-2010 05:24
Stunning capture! V.

gssoh		04-May-2010 00:42
Beautiful colours, extraordinary structures. Thank you for sharing.

Daryl Chase		03-May-2010 16:30
Another Gorgeous Gallery! ~BV

Alan Clements		03-May-2010 13:04
As ever, Ali, you have taken impressive pictures or a beautiful place. Iran is climbing up my list of places to visit!

Algis Kemezys		02-May-2010 15:27
Congratulations on first Place Ali !

veraferia		02-May-2010 13:19
Fantastic images and colors! Amazing place!

Robbie D70		02-May-2010 09:40
WOW ! very dramatic shots , these are fantastic Ali. You have some excellent photography , thanks for showing how its done.

Squared C		02-May-2010 05:34
Beautiful images! I'm curious about whether the colors were natural to the formations or whether they were colored lights. In any case, it's an amazing looking place that you've captured fantastically!

Pedro Lib�rio		01-May-2010 23:43
stunning gallery!!!!

Guenter Eh		01-May-2010 17:43
Incredible beautiful gallery Ali!

Genevi�ve Cotineau		01-May-2010 11:11
Very nice gallery, Ali!

Jim's Atavistic Visions		01-May-2010 07:12
OMG! Fantastic Gallery! VVV!... Josefina

Guest		30-Apr-2010 16:06
Love the textures, colors and movements, V

veraferia		30-Apr-2010 11:38
Thanks for sharing this beautiful place of your country! Amazing images!

Alain Boussac		30-Apr-2010 06:19
Spectacular series of lights, forms and colors. V.

Gill Kopy		29-Apr-2010 23:49
Wow Ali - what a wonderful gallery full of fabulous shots of this incredible place. BV

Roby		29-Apr-2010 17:27
beautiful gallery, great work, V

Richard Calmes		29-Apr-2010 15:51
THere are many beautiful and wonderous images in this gallery! V

Giancarlo Guzzardi		29-Apr-2010 14:33
splendid details of this cave

chalourty		29-Apr-2010 12:40
This gallerie invite to go there. V

Richard Callan		29-Apr-2010 11:23
Great gallery, this looks like an interesting place to go

Blandine Mangin		29-Apr-2010 07:21
wonderful gallery ! v

Irene Wehrli		29-Apr-2010 07:14
Interesting gallery Ali, fascinating pictures! Irene

Wolfgang Bluhm		29-Apr-2010 02:51
Great shots.

sherwood frazier		28-Apr-2010 23:40
Absolutely fascinating Ali and as I have come to expect, outstanding photos of a most unique place. Bravo, V! Sherwood.

Danny Tuason		28-Apr-2010 17:36
Excellent gallery Ali! I love caves! Wow! V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		28-Apr-2010 09:47
Exellent gallery, well captured and composed!! Ton

Guest		28-Apr-2010 09:44
Wonderful images!

cambraniz		28-Apr-2010 08:13
A marvelous gallery, with fantastic colours. Wonderful shots. V

POMAH		28-Apr-2010 03:28
Spectacular captures! V

Martin Schiff		28-Apr-2010 02:56
Beautiful images!

bill dixon		28-Apr-2010 02:04
Incredible images. Must have been an awesome experience. V

Art Parnell		28-Apr-2010 00:44
Super gallery, Ali! Such a beautiful place and you've captured it perfectly!

1moremile		28-Apr-2010 00:16
This is great. You take amazing photos. V.

Roger B		27-Apr-2010 23:33
Outstanding photos. Well captured and processed.

Wenche Aune		27-Apr-2010 21:40
Beautiful gallery. V

Long Bach Nguyen		27-Apr-2010 15:59
Lovely Gallery and Images

Rosemarie Kusserow		27-Apr-2010 15:20
Amazing gallery Ali, congratulation for the first place in the populars, Rosemarie :o) vVv

Martha Albuquerque		27-Apr-2010 11:22
Wonderful Ali!!! ~V

Kay		27-Apr-2010 08:31
The colours you have captured are breathtaking. Thank you for sharing this fabulous set of images. V

Adnan Masood		27-Apr-2010 07:55
Brother Ali, Its always pleasure to see you work. Amazing Gallery. V.

Zane Paxton		27-Apr-2010 06:42
Thanks for posting these most interesting images; you are becoming quite an Ambasador!

Ray Lander		27-Apr-2010 06:05
absolutely gorgeous and stunning images, Ali. Very impressive work. A pleasure to see and appreciate. Ray

Guest		26-Apr-2010 21:25
These are wonderful! You have really done a remarkable job in photographing these caves for all to share. Some place I know, I will never have a chance to visit. Thank you Ali, thank you!! Voting YES

jychamberland		26-Apr-2010 20:00
beautiful gallery

Chad Ramsey		26-Apr-2010 19:49
Wonderful composition in this collection! The lighting is superb!V

Colin Storey		26-Apr-2010 19:42
Fantastic collection of images from this cave. v

slhoornstra		26-Apr-2010 16:25
A surreal environment inside this cave. You certainly did a wonderful job of showing it to us!1 V

Brandon Mardon		26-Apr-2010 14:48
I LOVE CAVES...GREAT GALLERY..."SUNSET HUNTER"

Martin Lamoon		26-Apr-2010 12:43
You have truly captured this cave in magnificany colour, with excellent exposure. This must be one of the magnificant wonders of this world. Must Visit!

Mohamed Mahmoud		26-Apr-2010 09:02
This is One Outstanding Gallery Big Vote

Paco L�pez		26-Apr-2010 04:29
Fantastic collection!! V!

Marcia Rules		26-Apr-2010 01:30
fantastic world beneath..stunning colors..V

Sarah Rehfeldt		26-Apr-2010 00:58
What a fascinating place to visit!

Jeewanthi		26-Apr-2010 00:06
Awesome pictures !!! Thank you

Richard Vance		25-Apr-2010 23:24
Outstanding images of that fabulous underground treasure house, Ali. That had to be an awesome place to visit. Vote Best regards, Dick:)

PauloCGama		25-Apr-2010 18:13
Impressive. Just impressive!! vv

Meta		25-Apr-2010 16:13
Incredible, what a stunning images. V

Guest		25-Apr-2010 16:05
Beautiful colors gallery ! V

Marni J. Bradford		25-Apr-2010 14:56
Absolutely stunning images of this amazing cave! ~V~

Gervan		25-Apr-2010 14:22
Beautiful gallery of this remarkable place. V.

Jeff Real		25-Apr-2010 12:47
Such beautiful colors here ~V~

H2M		25-Apr-2010 11:20
Spectacular collection! Unforgettable beauty! BV

joseantonio		25-Apr-2010 08:59
Fantastica galeria Ali.Preciosas fotografias de esta magnifica cueva

marie-jose wolff		25-Apr-2010 07:25
wonderful collection of images about this fabulous cave! thank you for sharing! V

Buba Jafarli		24-Apr-2010 17:11
Sooo beautiful! Great captures, Ali, as always! V.

stoge		24-Apr-2010 14:24
Unbelievable Color!! Amazing! VV

Cecil		24-Apr-2010 12:50
Wonderful shots of the cave.

Roby		24-Apr-2010 12:41
beautiful gallery Alì, great work, bravo!! BV

Torben Jorgensen		24-Apr-2010 12:36
What an impressive and beautiful cave. Great documentation. V

Ursula Armstrong		24-Apr-2010 12:14
such a colourful cave! Incredible! Excellent gallery! Uschi (V)

zyziza		24-Apr-2010 10:12
Fine, colorful gallery from extraordinary place! V

Guest		24-Apr-2010 09:12
Love the colours, Ali. (V)

Deniz Kilinc		24-Apr-2010 04:37
wht a place colors amazing ...nature is reallyy great artist..

Jean D		24-Apr-2010 02:59
Terrific gallery, Ali! ~V

Dan Opdal		23-Apr-2010 23:47
Beautiful Images!!! Well done V

fredrcox		23-Apr-2010 22:56
Fantastic collection!

Zolt�n Balogh		23-Apr-2010 18:14
I love this gallery very much Ali, great images, diverse colours! V

David Gaar		23-Apr-2010 18:14
Lovely images of this magical location. Thanks for posting. V.

Algis Kemezys		23-Apr-2010 13:51
Great Images of the cave here..Bravo ! V

Guest		23-Apr-2010 06:27
very fine, colorful gallery!

Walter Otto Koenig		23-Apr-2010 06:10
Fascinating images in this gallery Ali. Great documentation. "V"

joseantonio		23-Apr-2010 05:05
Fantastico trabajo Ali

Gus Rosenfeld		23-Apr-2010 01:39
Excellent compositions and information Ali. It would be a lot more difficult to get photographs of such phenomena without Digic 4 ;-) Nice hi-ISO work by you. Some of the formations are truly amazing in their 'fractal-perfect' presence. This is a wonderful gallery from a unique embellishment to our planet. Super work as usual Ali - g

Simon Chandler		22-Apr-2010 22:53
Amazing gallery of wonderful and colorful images. v

Robert D. McAlpine		22-Apr-2010 20:40
Fabulous, fascinating and such brilliant colours. Congratulations!

John Reynolds LRPS		22-Apr-2010 19:27
Fascinating - interesting images. John

norbi		22-Apr-2010 17:54
Outstanding collection. Rgds norbi

pepe_carmona2000		22-Apr-2010 16:30
Muy bella caverna, muy buen trabajo. Gran voto

princess		22-Apr-2010 16:24
Beautiful cave. Very well presented. V.

Bruna K.		22-Apr-2010 12:54
A series of fascinating. Rocks and colors skillfully photographed. Molto bravo.

an nguyen		22-Apr-2010 12:29
I sure want to tag along with you going around. I love the places you have visited.

Fran�ois Fauchard		22-Apr-2010 12:16
Tahnk you for showing this beautiful cave. V

alfredo camba jr.		22-Apr-2010 10:02
Wonderful gallery about the interesting cave! V

John Armstrong		22-Apr-2010 08:08
Dramatic images from a spectacular spot! V

Michael Clayton		22-Apr-2010 02:48
Fantastic images from somewhere few of us will ever venture. Thanks for sharing this very special place! Big V

waterfalls man		22-Apr-2010 01:02
Excellent Gallery V!!

Bill Klein		21-Apr-2010 23:43
Incredible gallery. Thank you for sharing this with us! V!

G.Pietro Munaretto		21-Apr-2010 17:29
very beautiful !!!!

Jack Bieser		21-Apr-2010 17:03
Very Nice Images and interesting history.

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