Sannur Valley Cave Protectorate in Beni Suef

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Sannur Valley Cave Protectorate in Beni Suef

05 16, 2023
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Wadi Sannur cave is a limestone cave covered with alabaster resulting from thermal springs, located 10 km southeast of the Egyptian city of Beni Suef

Discovery

The Sannurcave was discovered in the eighties after a quarry explosion created an entrance. The cave is 10 km southeast of the city of Beni Suef.

It is located 40 kilometers east of the city of Beni Suef and about 200 kilometers from Cairo. The Wadi Sannur cave extends about 700 meters underground with a depth of 15 meters, and the width of the cave reaches almost 15 meters. It is divided into two parts, one of which contains complete formations (descents and ascents) and the other contains calcium deposits of various forms. It is believed that there is another cave under this cave.

The Reserve

The unique geology and beautiful formations of stalactites and stalagmites led to its recognition as a nature reserve in 1992.

Wadi Sannur cave was discovered by chance during the extraction of Alabaster ore by quarrymen during the nineties of the twentieth century, where a gap appeared leading to a cave in the underground containing geological structures known as stalagmites and stalactites of alabaster stone that take beautiful shapes and these geological structures date back to the middle Eocene epoch, that is, from about 40 million years ago. As a result of the leakage of aqueous solutions saturated with calcium carbonate salts through the cave ceiling and then evaporated, leaving these mineral salts, which accumulated in the form of deposits of stalagmites and stalactites.

The importance of this cave is due to the rarity of these natural formations in the world, and the Reserve is considered a unique cultural world shrine for researchers and studies in the field of Geology, and the studies conducted at this site and nearby sites help to discover future mineral resources.

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The Sannur Valley cave in Beni Suef is one of Egypt's most important natural protectorates, not least because of its proximity to Cairo, and it has a long history. The cave may be the result of chemical reactions between groundwater from the earth's surface and limestone, dating back to the Eocene era, 40 million years ago. These interactions produced alabaster marble, the finest in the world, which is used in the manufacture of ornamental utensils. The Wadi Sannur cave is part of the Eastern Desert. It is located on the Al-Ma'adh plateau north of Wadi Sannur, east of Beni Suef, 70 km from the town of Beni Suef. The journey takes over an hour by car, then begins on foot for no less than another half-hour.

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