Ethiopia's longest cave system, carved by the Weyib River
The Sof Omar Caves form the longest cave system in Ethiopia, a vast underground network of limestone passages carved over millennia by the Weyib River. Named after the Muslim saint Sheikh Sof Omar, the caves hold deep religious significance and are a place of quiet pilgrimage.\n\nGuided by torchlight, visitors follow the river through enormous chambers, including the impressive "Chamber of Columns" with its soaring limestone pillars. The play of light on the cave walls and the echoing water create an atmosphere of cathedral-like grandeur, making Sof Omar one of Ethiopia's most unusual and memorable natural wonders.
Chamber of Columns
The Weyib River entrance
Pillars and stalactite formations
Sheikh Sof Omar shrine
Surrounding acacia woodlands
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