Scientists have managed to reach the bottom of the Barhout Cave in Yemen, dubbed the Well of Hell. This cave, which is believed to be a genie's prison, is shocking!
Researchers managed to reach the bottom of Barhout Cave. They uncover the things they found in the cave which is believed to be the hell well where this genie is imprisoned.
Barhout Cave is located in the middle of the desert near Al Mahra Province, eastern Yemen. The mouth of the cave which is also dubbed the Well of Hell is 30 meters wide and has a depth of about 112 meters.
Explorer Mohammad Al Kindi and the Omani Caves Explorations Team (OCET) descend to the bottom of the cave, trying to unravel a mystery that has long been the subject of much local mythology and folklore.
"Some people say the cave is where apostates are tortured after death. Others believe their heads will be chopped off once they are down there," said Kindi, a geologist and owner of the Earth Sciences Consultancy Centre, quoted from The National. News.
The sight they found at the bottom of the cave was probably mesmerizing. But what is clear, based on the OCET team's search, they did not find anything strange and there was no curse effect or other terrible things as the locals said.
Kindi and the OCET team descend to the bottom of Barhout Cave, and find the unexpected in the so-called haunted place.
"The people call the bottom of this cave the opposite of the Zamzam water well in Mecca which is the holiest and purest on Earth. The water from this hell well is the most evil source of water," Kindi recounted his experience.
"But what we found down there was pure fresh water. We even drank a full bottle and nothing happened to us," said Kindi.
Using survey equipment and gas detectors, Kindi and team found that the sinkhole was filled with normal levels of oxygen and toxin-free air. The OCET team found that there were a lot of snakes there.
"They breed when there are no predators to eat them. That's normal," he explained. Other than snakes, the most magical element he saw was the cave pearl shining through the underground waterfall.