Sangtarashan Cave

Sangtarashan Cave is a hand-carved cave in the city of Jahrom. It is also known as Sang-eshkan Cave, Sangshekanan Cave and Sangshekan Cave. Other people also worked here, and over time some came to own a section or a workshop, or bought one. The cave lies on the northern slope of Alborz Kuh, south of Jahrom. This artificial cave is located at the entrance of the Qalat Valley, beneath a ridge on its eastern side, and it is registered on Iran's National Heritage List under number 10117.

Sangshekan Cave is a complex of openings and pillars that appears as a network of intersecting corridors. These corridors were created by the quarrying and extraction of white limestone and dolomite, and the cave is often described as the largest artificial cave in the world. There are, admittedly, larger artificial caves elsewhere in the world, but most of them take the form of a single tunnel or through-passage, created by mining minerals with mechanical tools and various machines. It can therefore be said that there is no larger cave that is entirely hand-made and has this particular form, with numerous corridors, pillars and openings. The cave was built like a luxurious hall and has 100 pillars. In the past it had even more pillars, but many changes over the years have reduced their number.

Given Jahrom's desert climate, the best time to visit the city is in autumn and winter. You can visit Sangshekan Cave every day except Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. No fee or ticket is required.