Medjraba (Rhar) [Grande grotte de l'Azerou el Kébir]

El Mehir ⵍⴻⵎⵀⵉⵔ المهير (Daïra Mansourah - DZ)
36.177999,4.382601
Longueur 1500m Profondeur 83m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

Azerou el Kébir, Bibans range, Bordj Bou Arreridj Co-ordinates: X651,5 Y321,2. Alt. 700 m. Also called : Grande grotte de l'Azerou el Kébir“. BTH - 10/03/2025

Description

General information

Michael Laumanns - 28/11/2015

Formed in Cretaceous dolomite (Cenomanian). Hydrothermal cave (30°C inside). Labyrinthine Orthogonal maze of rifts on several levels linked by vertical pitches up to 55 m deep. Mapped from 1973 to 1975 by Coiffait and Quinif. Depth 83 m (+28/-55 m). Length according to Collignon (1992, 1997). Plan according to Collignon (1983a).

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
2.4Es Skhoun (Rhar)1750131
5.6Amalou (Rhar)200068
33.8Gueldaman (Grottes de)
36.6Anou Boussouil [Gouffre d'Assouel] [Assouil]3200805
38.3Anou Ifflis [Anu n'Iffis] [Gouffre du Léopard] [Leopard]20001200
296.5Kef (Ghar)2028168
462.5Babouche Dhab
470.4GROTTA CARCINO [4203SA]0
470.5GROTTA EURIBIA [4205SA]2