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Africa
Algeria
- Ain Bird Zaa El Kbira
- Anou Achra Lemoun
- Anou Boussouil
- Anou Ifflis
- Anou Timedouine
- Aven Yebdar
- Grotte Des Ain Beni Add
- Kef Al Kaous
- Rhar El Kahal
- Rivière De La Tafna
- Tassili n'Ajjer
Ethiopia
Kenya
Libya
Madagascar
- Ambatoanjahana
- Ambatoharanana
- Ambatomanjahana
- Ampandrianpanihy Nord
- Andetobe
- Andriafiabe
- Anjohiandranobaka
- Anjohimilaintety
- Anjohin'ny Voamboana
- Anjohy Ambalarano
- Anjohy Kibojenjy
- Antsatrabonko
- Riviere souterraine de Mananjeba
Morocco
- Ifri N'hamed N'taouia
- Kef Aziza
- Kef Tikhoubaï
- Kef Toghobeit
- Rhar Chara
- Rhar Chiker
- Wit Tamdoun
- Caves Of Hercules
- Friwato cave
Namibia
Somalia
South Africa
- Apocalypse Pothole
- Baboti Caves
- Blombos Cave
- Boesmansgat
- Boons Cave
- Cango Caves
- Chaos Cave
- Coopers Cave
- Crystal Cave
- Gladysvale Cave
- Klasies River Caves
- Kromdraai Fossil Site
- Motsetsi Cave
- Onmeetbarediepgat
- Plovers Lake
- Sterkfontein
- Sudwala Caves
- West Driefontein
- Wonder Cave Kromdraai
- Wonderfontein
Tanzania
- Amboni Caves
- Chief Mkwepa Cave
- Grotte de Nduli
- Kirijo Cave
- Mangapwani Cave
- Mchekeni Cave
- Mvuleni 1
- Mvuleni 2
- Nakitara Cave
- Namaingo Cave
- Nandembo Cave System
- Nangoma Cave
- Tanga Caves
Tunisia
Zaire
Zimbabwe
Asia
Afghanistan
- Tora Bora cave complex
- Zhawar Kili cave complex
Burma
Cambodia
China
- Jiangzhou Dongxuexitong (Guangxi Province)
- Kizil Caves
- Maijishan Grottoes
- Mogao Caves
- Seven-Star Cave
- Shuanghe Dongqun (Guizhou Province)
- Shuilian Cave
- Teng Long Dong (Hubei Province)
- Tianyuan Cave
- Xianren Cave
- Choukoutien cave system
Georgia
- Novy Afon Cave
- Voronya Cave, the deepest cave in the world
- Snezhnaya Cave
India
- Badami Cave Temples
- Bagh Caves
- Belum Caves
- Borra Caves
- Elephanta Caves - includes a shiva temple
- Ellora Cavesedaccal caves
- Jogeshwari Caves
- Kanheri Caves
- Karla Caves
- Krem Liat Prah
- Mahakali Caves
- Mandapeshwar Caves
- Pandavleni Caves
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
- Varaha Cave Temple
Indonesia
Iran
- Ali Sadr Cave
- Deragon Cave
- Do-Ashkaft Cave
- Ghar-e-Roodafshan
- Ghar Parau
- Ghar-e-Bournic
- Karaftu
- [kalahrod][1]
Israel
- Ayalon Cave
- Avshalom cave
- Cave of Letters
- Cave of the Patriarchs, aka Cave of the Double Tombs and Cave of Machpelah
- Hezekiah Tunnel
- Warren's Shaft
- Zedekiah's Cave
Japan
- Abukuma-do (阿武隈洞)
- Akiyoshi-do (秋芳洞)
- Akka-do (安家洞)
- Gyokusen-do (玉泉洞)
- Irimizu Shonyu-do (入水鍾乳洞)
- Kyusen-do (球泉洞)
- Ryuga-do (龍河洞)
- Ryusen-do (龍泉洞)
- Sugawatari-do (氷渡洞)
- Uchimagi-do (内間木洞)
Jordan
- Al-Daher Cave Bergish
Kazakhstan
Korea
- Bilemot Cave (lava tube)
- Hwanseon Cave
- Manjang Cave (lava tube)
- Ryongmun Cavern North Korea
- Songam Cavern in Kaechon, North Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
- myCaves a database and bibliography of caves in East Malaysia (Borneo)
- Batu Caves, north of Kuala Lumpur
- Niah Caves in Sarawak
- Gomantong Caves in Sabah
- Malaysian Cave Register gives a comprehensive list of caves in the Malaysian Peninsula
- Perlis State Park
- Lenggong Valley, Perak Man Museum Perak
- Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak
- Ipoh cave temples in Perak
Mongolia
- Baga Agui
- Chetsuu Tegiin Agui
- Chikhen Agui
- Dayan-Deerhiin Agui
- Ehiin Agui
- Gurvan Zeerdiin Agui
- Hoid Tsenheriin Agui
- Hurtsyin Agui
- Ih Agui
- Lovon-chombyn Agui
- Seegtiin Agui
- Sendertiin Agui
- Shar hanan
- Taliin Agui
- Tsagaan Agui
- Tsagan-Deliin Agui
Nepal
Oman
Philippines
- Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park Palawan
- Callao Cave Cagayan
- Hoyop-hoyopan Cave
- Tabon Cave in Palawan
- Suhat Cave
- Pilar Caves in Capiz
- Bengaoanga Cave in Benguet
- Lumaing Cave in Sagada,Mountain Province
- Matangkib Cave in Sagada,Mountain Province
- Hinagdanan Cave in Bohol Province
- Huluga Caves
Russia
Asiatic
Saudi Arabia
- Ain Hit
- Dahl Abu al-Ho
- Dahl B-7
- Dahl Shawyah
- Dahl Sultan
- Dharb Al Najem
- Gecko Gave
- Jabal Al Qarah
- Kiranjot Cave
- Mossy Cave
- Surprise Cave
- Umm Jirsan
- UPM Cave
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang (Vietnamese:Phong Nha- Kẻ Bàng), world natural heritage, typical ancient tropical karst site.
- Tam Cốc-Bích Động (Ninh Bình province)
- Dau Go cave abd Sung Sot cave (Ha Long Bay)
- Cat Ba island cave system (Quang Ninh province
- Ngu Hanh Son (Da Nang city)
- Hương Tích (Hà Tây province)
- Tam Thanh (Lạng Sơn province)
Europe
Albania
Austria
- Tropfsteinhöhle Alland
- Dachstein-Mammuthöhle
- Dachstein-Rieseneishöhle
- Dreidärrischenhöhle
- DÖF-Sonnleiter-Höhlensystem
- Eisensteinhöhle
- Eisriesenwelt
- Entrische Kirche
- Frauenmauerhöhle
- Gasselhöhle
- Grasslhöhle
- Griffener Tropfsteinhöhle
- Grubstein-Westwandhöhle
- Gudenushöhle
- Hirlatzhöhle
- Hüttstatthöhle
- Katerloch
- Kolkbläser-Monsterhöhle-System
- Koppenbrüllerhöhle
- Lamprechtsofen
- Loferer Schacht
- Lurgrotte
- Nixhöhle
- Obir-Tropfsteinhöhle
- Ötscher-Tropfsteinhöhle
- Prax-Eishöhle
- Ramesch-Knochenhöhle
- Rettenwand-Tropfsteinhöhle
- Scheukofen
- Schneckenlochhöhle
- Schwarzmooskogel-Höhlensystem
- Seegrotte (Hinterbrühl)
- Spannagelhöhle
- Steinbrückenhöhle
- Südwandhöhle
- Tantalhöhle
- Tischofer Höhle
- Traungoldhöhle
- Trübbachhöhle
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
- Bacho Kiro Cave
- Ledenika
- Snezhanka Cave
- Uhlovitsa
- Duhlata
- Temnata Dupka
- Magura
- Devetashka Cave
- Orlova Chuka
- Yagodinska Cave (Imamova Dupka)
- Raychova Dupka
- Dqvolsko Garlo
Croatia
- Velebit caves: Lukina jama, Slovačka jama, Patkov Gušt, etc
- Caves on Biokovo: Amfora, Stara škola, Vilimova jama
- Crveno jezero (the Red Lake) near Imotski
- Stupina jama in Gorski Kotar, near Rijeka
- Barac's caves
Qgodina
Czech Republic
- Amatérská jeskyně, Czech largest cave in the Moravian Karst
- Býčí skála - Rudické propadání
- Kateřinská jeskyně
- Koněprusy Caves (Koněpruské jeskyně)
- Macocha Gorge (Propast Macocha)
- Punkevní jeskyně
- Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně
Denmark
- Våde Ovn (Wet Oven) - Bornholm
- Sorte Ovn (Black Oven) - Bornholm
- Sorte Gryde (Black Pot) - Bornholm
- Mønsted Limestone Caves - Jutland
Estonia
- Piusa Liivakoopad (Piusa Sand Caves)
Finland
France
- Chauvet Cave
- Font de Gaume
- Gouffre Berger, the first cave explored to more than 1000m depth
- Grotte des Demoiselles, a popular regional tourist attraction in southern France
- Jean Bernard System
- Lascaux Cave
- Mas d'Azil Cave
- Mirolda Cave
- Niaux Cave
- Orgnac Cave
- Padirac Cave
- Pierre-Saint-Martin System
- Aven-Grotte de la Forestière (Ardèche)
Germany
- Aggertalhöhle
- Amandahöhle
- Altensteiner Höhle
- Atta-Höhle
- Aufberger Loch
- Balver Höhle
- Bärenhöle
- Bärenhöhle in Sonnenbühl
- Baumannshöhle
- Bauerloch
- Bernhardshöhle
- Bilsteinhöhle
- Binghöhle
- Blautopf
- Bocksteinhöhle
- Bocksteinschmiede
- Brunnensteighöhle
- Brunnensteinhöhle
- Charlottenhöhle
- Dampfloch
- Dechenhöhle
- Diebeshöhle
- Dohlenhöhle
- Drachenhöhle Syrau
- Dreieingangshöhle
- Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle
- Eichbergschacht
- Einhornhöhle
- Die Eishöhlen bei Birresborn
- Elsachbröller
- Erdmannshöhle
- Falkensteiner Höhle
- Finsterloch
- Fuchsloch
- Große Scheuer
- Gußmannshöhle
- Gutenberger Höhle
- Haus
- Heimensteinhöhle
- Heimkehle
- Heinrichshöhle
- Hermannshöhle
- Himmelsfelsenschacht
- Höhle in der Hölle
- Hohler Fels
- Hohler Fels
- Hohler Stein
- Hohler Stein
- Hölloch
- Höllsternbröller
- Hölzlesloch
- Iberger Tropfsteinhöhle
- Kakushöhle
- Karlshöhle
- Kleine Scheuer
- Kleine Scheuer
- Kluterthöhle
- Kolbinger Höhle
- König-Otto-Tropfsteinhöhle
- Kubacher Kristallhöhle
- Kübelhöhle
- Laichinger Tiefenhöhle
- Maximiliansgrotte
- Mordloch Höhle
- Nebelhöhle
- Niederaltdorfer Tuffhöhle
- Ofnet Höhlen
- Olgahöhle
- Osterhöhle
- Pliksburggrotten
- Rainloch
- Reckenhöhle
- Reinsberger Bröller
- Schellenberger Eishöhle
- Schertelshöhle
- Schillat-Höhle
- Schillerhöhle
- Die Schlossberghöhlen
- Schreiberhöhle
- Schulerloch
- Segeberger Höhle
- Sontheimer Höhle
- Sophienhöhle
- Stadel
- Steinernes Haus
- Stöckelberghöhle
- Studerbildschacht
- Sturmannshöhle
- Teufelshöhle (bei Pottenstein)
- Teufelshöhle (bei Steinau)
- Teufelsküche (Gültigshofen)
- Todsburger Höhle
- Todsburger Schacht
- Tschamberhöhle
- Vogelherdhöhle
- Wendelsteinhöhle
- Wiehler Tropfsteinhöhle
- Wimsener Höhle
- Ziegelhöhle
- Zwiefaltendorfer Tropfsteinhöhle
Gibraltar
Greece
- Cave Lakes, SE of Kalavryta
- Corycian Cave
- Dirou Cave, Mani Peninsula
- Melissos Cave, Kefallinia
- Blue Cave, Kastellórizo
Hungary
- Abaliget Cave
- Alba Regia Cave
- Anna Cave, Lillafüred
- Baradla Cave (Longest in Hungary)
- Béke Cave
- Bolhás-Jávorkút Cave System
- Cave Bath, Miskolctapolca
- Csengő Pothole
- Diabáz Cave
- Fekete Cave
- Ferenc-hegyi Cave
- Hajnóczy Cave
- Istállós-kő Cave
- István Cave, Lillafüred
- István-lápa Cave (Deepest in Hungary)
- József-hegyi Cave
- Jáspis Cave
- Jubileum Pothole
- Kis-Kőhát Pothole
- Kossuth Cave
- Létrás Ponor Cave
- Mátyás-hegyi Cave
- Meteor Cave
- Pálvölgyi Cave
- Pénzpatak Ponor Cave
- Szabadság Cave
- Szemlő-hegyi Cave
- Szepesi Cave
- Tapolca Lake Cave
- Szeleta Cave
- Vecsembükk Pothole
- Vass Imre Cave
Iceland
- Arnarseturshellar - (Arnarseturshellir, Hvalur, Kubburinn, Hnappurinn and Hestshellir) - Arnarseturshraun in Reykjanesskagi.
- Baðstofuhellir - at Hellnar.
- Bóðólfshellir - Búðahraun on Snæfellsnes
- Búðahellir - Búðahraun on Snæfellsnes
- Vatnshellir - Purkhólahraun on Snæfellsnes
- Íshellir - Purkhólahraun on Snæfellsnes
- Holuborg - Purkhólahraun on Snæfellsnes
- Vegamannahellir - Jökulsháls on Snæfellsnes
- Sönghellir - Jökulsháls on Snæfellsnes
- Eyvindarhola - At the mouth of Eysteinsdalur on Snæfellsnes
- Fjósin - Stórhöfði, Vestmannaeyjar
- Grjótagjá - Mývatn
- Grettishellir - Kjölur
- Gullborgarhellir
- Haugahellir - Haugar, Vestmannaeyjar
- Caves in Leitarhraun (Búri, Gjögur, Fjallsendahellir, Árnahellir)
- Hildarhellir - Stórhöfði, Vestmannaeyjar
- Hrímshellar - Búðahraun
- Hundraðmannahellir - Torfmýri, Vestmannaeyjar
- Höfðahellir - Stórhöfði, Vestmannaeyjar
- Kafhellir - Hæna, Vestmannaeyjar
- Kalmanshellir - In Hallmundarhraun
- Klettshellir - Ystiklettur, Vestmannaeyjar
- Kverkfjöll - (glacier cave)
- Landahellir - Vestmannaeyjar
- Landmannahellir - Hellisfjall
- Laugarvatnshellir - West of Laugarvatn
- Litli Höfðahellir - Stórhöfði, Vestmannaeyjar
- Paradísarhellir - At Eyjafjöll
- Páskahellir - Eldfellshraun, Vestmannaeyjar
- Raufarhólshellir - Leitarhraun
- Selhellir - Ystaklettur, Vestmannaeyjar
- Seljalandshellar (Steinahellir, Stúka, Þrasahellir and Kverkarhellir) - Eyjafjöll
- Skiphellir - In Höfðabrekka
- Sóttarhellir - Þórsmörk
- Strembuhellir - Agðahraun, Vestmannaeyjar
- Surtshellir - In Hallmundarhraun
- Stefánshellir, - In Hallmundarhraun
- Sönghellir - At Snæfellsjökull
- Teistuhellir - Vestmannaeyjar
- Tintron - At Reyðarbarmur
- Víðgelmir - Hallmundarhraun
- Þjóðólfshellar - Búðahraun
- Þórðarhellir - Árneshreppur at Strandir
- Þríhnjúkahellir - Þríhnjúkahraun
- Þvottahellir - Hvalfjörður
- Æðahellir - Vestmannaeyjar