![Dhal Al Misfir Cave](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Dhal_Al_Misfir_Cave.jpg)
Dhal Al Misfir is a cavern that is a natural landmark in the
Rawdat Rasid area of
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...
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What caves are in Qatar?
USAToday The cave contains fibrous gypsum
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, blackboard or sidewalk chalk, and drywal ...
crystals.[Caves](_blank)
Qatar Digest Its depth is anywhere from 40 meters to at least 100 meters. The entrance is approximately 12 x 4.5 meters and its gypsum crystals derive from the Lower Dammam Formation and Rus Formation.
See also
* Natural areas of Qatar
References
Landforms of Qatar
Caves of Qatar
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