Cavers discover what lurks in Yemen's 'Well of Hell' for first time
Telegraph, 22 Sep 2021
A team of Omani cavers have made the first descent to the bottom of Yemen's fabled Well of Barhout - a natural wonder shunned by many locals, who believe it is a prison for genies.
The forbidding 'Well of Hell' is in the desert of Yemen's eastern province of Al-Mahra.
Inside, the Oman Cave Exploration Team (OCET) found snakes, dead animals and cave pearls - but no signs of the supernatural.
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