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Caves in Asia
308 caves in Asia, spread across 37 countries. The best known is Ajanta Caves in India. The 96 best known are below; the rest are on the map.
- In Asia
- 308
- Countries
- 37
- Share of world
- 18%
- Little known
- 210 of 308
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1.Ajanta Caves
Nature · 2nd century BC · Iconic
2nd century BCE to 1st century CE Buddhist cave monuments located in Maharashtra, India
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2.Son Doong Cave
Nature · Iconic
Largest cave passage in the world, located near the Laos-Vietnam border
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3.Ellora Caves
Nature · Iconic
Ancient cave temples of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Maharashtra, India
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6.Bhimbetka rock shelters
Nature · Renowned
30,000+ years old archaeological World Heritage site in Madhya Pradesh, India
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7.Elephanta Caves
Nature · Renowned
Shiva cave temples and UNESCO world heritage site on a Mumbai harbor island
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11.Batu Caves
Nature · Renowned
Limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
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14.Azykh Cave
Nature · Notable
Six-cave complex known as a living site of stone-age man in Azerbaijan
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17.Jeita Grotto
Nature · Notable
System of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves 18 km north of Beirut
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25.Rosh HaNikra grottoes
Nature · Notable
Geologic formation in northern Israel; white chalk cliff face which opens up into spectacular grottos
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27.Tabun cave
Nature · Notable
Cave; part of Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara archaeological site in the Carmel mountain range in northern Israel
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30.Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
Nature · Notable
Partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India
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44.Hathigumpha inscription
Nature · Notable
Hathigumpha Inscription consists of seventeen lines in a Central-Western form of Prakrit incised in a deep-cut Brahmi script on the overhanging brow of a natur…
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48.Well of Souls
Nature · Notable
Cave in the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, underneath the Foundation stone
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53.Belum Caves
Nature · Notable
Caves and archaeological site in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, India
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76.Gimnyeong Cave, Manjanggul Cave
Nature · Notable
Lavea tube cave area in Jeju city, Jeju-do, South Korea
Caves in Asia, by country
Every country here with at least one. Those with a page of their own link through.
- India63
- China32
- Israel29
- Japan27
- Turkey25
- Iran24
- Vietnam10
- Indonesia8
- Philippines8
- South Korea8
- Azerbaijan7
- Malaysia7
- Taiwan6
- Laos5
- Nepal5
- Thailand5
- Myanmar4
- Palestine4
- Armenia3
- Lebanon3
- Iraq2
- Jordan2
- Kyrgyzstan2
- Mongolia2
- Oman2
- Pakistan2
- Saudi Arabia2
- Sri Lanka2
- Bangladesh1
- Cambodia1
- Kazakhstan1
- North Korea1
- Qatar1
- Timor-Leste1
- United Arab Emirates1
- Uzbekistan1
- Yemen1
Caves elsewhere
Questions about this page
What are the best known caves in Asia?
Ajanta Caves in India leads the list. 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE Buddhist cave monuments located in Maharashtra, India.
Which country in Asia has the most?
India (63), China (32) and Israel (29). That ranks how much Wikidata records, not what exists on the ground.
How much of the world is that?
308 of the 1,679 caves on this atlas, so 18%. The rest are on the worldwide page.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.