# Karaftu Caves

- **Country:** Iran
- **Features:** Greek inscription, rock-cut architecture
- **Language:** Greek language
- **Location:** Kurdistan province, Iran
- **Registry:** UNESCO Tentative World Heritage Site (2022)
- **Discovery:** 1940 (National Monument registration)
- **Photo Width:** 250px
- **Photo Caption:** Karaftu Cave

Set in the side of a large cliff, the caves have four floors with nested rooms connected by corridors and stairs. They have been inhabited from Seleucid era until Islamic era.

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**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaftu_Caves (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)