A group of researchers from Oman managed to reach the bottom of a mysterious cave in Yemen. They revealed the things they found in the cave believed to be the prison of this jinn.
Barhout Cave, as the name suggests, is located in the middle of the desert near Al Mahra Province, eastern Yemen. The mouth of the cave, which is also nicknamed Sumur Naraka, has a width of 30 meters and a depth of around 112 meters.
Explorer Mohammad Al Kindi and the Omani Caves Explorations Team (OCET) went down to the bottom of the cave, trying to uncover 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. While others believe that their heads will be cut off once they are down there," said Kindi who is also a geologist and owner of the Earth Sciences Consultancy Centre, quoted from The National News, Sunday (5/3/2023).
The sight they found at the bottom of the cave might be mesmerizing. But what is clear, based on the OCET team's search, they did not find anything strange and there was no effect of a curse or other horrible things as mentioned by the local residents.
Residents say the bottom of this cave is the opposite of the Zamzam water well in Mecca which is the holiest and purest on Earth. The water from the well of hell is the most evil source of water. But what we found down there was pure fresh water. We even drank a full bottle and nothing happened to us," Kindi recounted his experience.
Kindi said, he always wanted to find out about natural formations and cave exploration. "I live in a mountainous area. I have been visiting caves since I was a child," he said.
But his search into the belly of this mythic cave according to him is really different from his other adventures. "I was the last person to board and the last to leave. I spent about six hours there," said Kindi.
Using survey equipment and gas detectors, Kindi and his team discovered that the vent was filled with normal oxygen levels and poison-free air. The OCET team found that there were many snakes there.
"They breed when there are no predators to eat them. That's normal," he explained.
The most magical element he saw was a cave pearl shining through an underground waterfall.
"Cave pearls are concentric calcium carbonate deposits that form around the core under falling water. These rings are smoothed by the movement of falling water over thousands of years to form a beautiful pearl shape," said Kindi.
He hopes his visit to the bottom of the Hell's Well and various explanations of his findings can dispel some of the myths surrounding the cave and other similar sites.
"I believe that the Well of Hell, known as Barhout, is a legendary cave that exists in many caves in Yemen. Now that we have visited it, the cave should not be called by any other name than the area where it is located," he hoped.
To ensure that there are no mystical phenomena at other similar sites, Kindi plans to visit the Hadramaut region in Yemen to investigate whether similar holes can hold the secrets of the underground world.
"I have no doubt that the cave located in Hadramaut will also be normal. When the time is right, we will go and find out," he concluded.