The giant hole in the desert of Al-Mahra province is 30 metres (nearly 100 feet) wide and thought to be anywhere between 100 and 250 metres deep.īabhair said that the well was "millions and millions" of years old. Local folklore says the well was created as a prison for the demons-a reputation bolstered by the foul odours rising from its depths. Videographers seeking close-ups of the inside of the well have said they are almost impossible to capture-local superstition has it that objects near the hole can be sucked towards it. Sunlight doesn't extend far into the structure, and little can be seen from the edge except the birds that fly in and out of its depths. "We have gone to visit the area and entered the well, reaching more than 50-60 metres down into it. "It's very deep-we've never reached the bottom of this well, as there's little oxygen and no ventilation," said Salah Babhair, director-general of Mahra's geological survey and mineral resources authority. Yemeni officials say they don't know what lies below. Local folklore says it was created as a prison for the demons-a reputation bolstered by the foul odours rising from its depths. Closer to the border with Oman than to the capital Sanaa 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) away, the giant hole in the desert of Al-Mahra province is 30 metres wide and thought to be anywhere between 100 and 250 metres deep.
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