The Misfir Sinkhole

Last weekend, I was forced to retract all the snide comments I've made about Qatar's depressing lack of geography.

After a friend came across a reference to a large cave called Dahl al Misfir, I did some investigating and found its GPS coordinates (25°10'27"N 51°12'45"E). Last Friday, three friends and I went to check it out.

It's around halfway across the country, on Salwa Road just this side of the Umm Bab cutoff, not far from the Earth Satellite Tracking Station. It's not the world's most exciting cave, but it's definitely worth checking out! Pictures here.

EDIT: Dave's pictures are here.

Also: Happy Eid al Adha!