The History of Well of Hell in Yemen Turns Out Saving Pearls
VIVA – In the easternmost of Yemen, far from the city, there is a Barhout Well, also known as the Well of Hell. For centuries, creepy history has circulated Barhout Well. The well is said to be a djinn prison. However, not only that but the well is also filled with pearls that have been found.
According to Mohammad Al-Kindi a Geologist and Cave Explorer, he said that based on history, Djinn in this hell will claim the head of anyone who dares to down to the bottom (well).
Barhout Well Prison of the Djinn
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As information, Barhout Well in Yemen has been called the Well of Hell for centuries. Where the residents around the area, believe this well to be a prison for the jinn. Located in the middle of the desert in Al-Mahra Province, Yemen, no one dares to approach this 30-meter-diameter well.
Only one Oman Cave Exploration Team (OCET) dared to venture inside and managed to reach the bottom of this mysterious well. Approximately eight members managed to get down to the bottom of the well, which is 112 meters deep.
After successfully descending, new facts were discovered that were completely different from the creepy story attached to Barhout Well.
No Djinn Sightings in the Well
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In total, the team spent about four to five hours exploring the bottom of the sinkhole.
There were "a lot of beautiful cave deposits," says Al-Kindi, including stalagmites, stalactites, and even cave pearls (formed in the same way as stalagmites, except in the presence of flowing water) glistening under an underground waterfall.
"It also has its kind of ecosystem," says Al-Kindi, with toads, snakes, beetles, birds, and lizards. For Al-Kindi, as a geologist and cave explorer, the whole experience was "quite spectacular" Oman Cave Exploration Team (OCET) remarked.
OCET found no signs of the supernatural in the well. Instead, OCET found only rocks, soil, water, and some animal carcasses at the bottom of the well. After successfully exploring the Barhout Well, OCET finally succeeded in becoming the first team in the world to reach the bottom of the well.
Barhout Well Filled with Pearls
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Instead of finding things that smelled mystical and scary, OCET only found a cave filled with various yellow and lime-green pearls. The existence of pearls from the bottom of the well comes from water droplets.
There are Some Animal Carcasses and Snakes in a Well
Instead of finding spirits or creepy signs, it turns out that the exploration team found a wild animal like a snake. As quoted from the atlasobscura.com page, this was reported by geology professor and the German University of Technology in Oman Mohammed al-Kindi, who joined OCET.
However, he said that the snake did not interfere to harm the explorer. Team members also found a bird carcass with an unpleasant but not pungent odor.
