Xarbes Caves Photo Gallery by Ali Majdfar at pbase.com

Xarbes Caves

Xarbes ( Xarbez ) Caves, (غار خربس) are located in Qeshm Island, south of Iran within Persian Gulf. They are series of interconnected caves, originally formed by geologic erosion and expanded by human back to the Median age (1,000 B.C) continued up to recent centuries. Many different applications are considered for the caves, from somewhere for sheltering from pirates to somewhere for worshiping Gods; Xarbes is also said to be an ancient Mithraism temple and its original name was probably Xorpas (Xor=Sun & Pas=Guard). There are some cravings of holy ancient symbols inside the caves.
Xarbes caves are one of the Qeshm Island's main tourist attractions.

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G.Pietro Munaretto		21-Apr-2010 17:31
Fantastic gallery, Ali!

Guest		13-Mar-2010 21:32
great pictures, thank you for showing them.

Jose Canovas		18-May-2009 21:57
Fine job here!

Danny Tuason		11-May-2009 16:44
Excellent gallery! Vote!

PauloCGama		03-Jan-2009 19:48
intriguing and fabulous images, Ali!! thanks for sharing. v* ... cheers

Guest		20-Nov-2008 07:07
Beautiful gallery.

Sue Robertson		04-Nov-2008 04:30
What a wonderful collection. v

Ann...		03-Nov-2008 11:47
Beautifully documented.

Guest		01-Nov-2008 23:40
Visite extraordinaire. Photos excellentes. Un magnifique voyage sous la terre. Merci

reza		28-Oct-2008 14:12
iran...PERSIAN golf... beautiful name, beautiful gallery, Thanks HAMVATAV.

BleuEvanescence		25-Jul-2008 08:30
What a fantastic exploration!

bill friedlander		21-Jul-2008 21:11
Great gallery of this fascinating place. Well captured and well presented.

Sandi Whitteker		19-Jul-2008 14:25
Fascinating caves Ali and a very nice collection of shots. Great to get a look at them.

Jose Paulo Andrade		16-Jul-2008 16:55
Good images of an interesting place!

Jean D		16-Jul-2008 02:20
Outstanding gallery, Ali! Thanks for sharing these superb scenes! GMV.

Guest		15-Jul-2008 13:32
Outstanding galleri! Big vote

Mostafa Moftah		15-Jul-2008 11:00
Beautiful trip Ali, thanks.. V~

Mihai		15-Jul-2008 07:14
Great gallery ! V

Lee		15-Jul-2008 05:49
Fantastic Shots of a mysterious place!!

Cecil		14-Jul-2008 16:34
Wow Ali stunning photos.

bill friedlander		14-Jul-2008 15:33
Going through your gallery has been an educational as well as an aesthetic experience. Thanks for sharing. V

Aloha Diao Lavina		14-Jul-2008 15:15
A testament to your great skill and eye! Voted

Evaristo Buendia Carrera		13-Jul-2008 19:40
Stunning! Great work, thanks for share. V

Barbara Heide		13-Jul-2008 18:35
very exiting scenery and landscapes! excellent work! v

Claude Martin		12-Jul-2008 07:03
Wonderful reportage, colourful documented and a lot of excellent shots... big vote!

IMRAN HAFEEZ		11-Jul-2008 16:24
very nice compositions, an enjoyable gallery

an nguyen		11-Jul-2008 11:46
Fascinating scenery and stunning images. My big compliments to your very fine work. V

Guest		10-Jul-2008 15:47
nice gallery! my vote.

Guest		10-Jul-2008 11:18
Cool gallery! Voted!

Hans Chr. Sّrensen		10-Jul-2008 07:49
Very nice gallery! So many great shots.

Guest		10-Jul-2008 01:29
Wonderful gallery! V.

Mairéad		09-Jul-2008 14:24
Fabulous gallery. V

Alain Boussac		08-Jul-2008 22:48
A magnificent gallery, thanks for making us to know the caves of Xarbes.

Kimia		08-Jul-2008 15:59
I wanna say all messagese which were written above + I love it,fantastic,wonderful:)

Nick Arena		08-Jul-2008 12:03
Fantastic gallery...beautiful images. V

Chad Ramsey		08-Jul-2008 02:10
Excellent collection! Fantastic shots! V

Bill Warren		08-Jul-2008 01:31
Once again Ali you show us something new and wonderful from a part of the world where the stories are so troubled these days. Voted

Thomas		07-Jul-2008 16:03
very eye catching gallery of a great place! the images with the hole are outstanding. thanks for posting & sharing, V

Bob Reynolds		07-Jul-2008 02:57
Amazing place and great photographs

Gervan		06-Jul-2008 15:13
Another fantastic collection! V.

krunal		06-Jul-2008 11:26
spectacular gallery! u have motivated me to visit this place Big Vote!

fred_il		06-Jul-2008 11:21
Superb work! stunning place! VOte!

Guest		05-Jul-2008 22:11
Very impressive gallery. V

Guest		05-Jul-2008 17:54
excellent landscape images ! congrat !

Guest		05-Jul-2008 11:34
Fascinating images. Thank you for sharing these historic caves.

Janet Forjan-Freedman		04-Jul-2008 22:49
Very fascinating and well captured images!

Richard Calmes		04-Jul-2008 17:53
Fascinating, interesting, beautiful! Great gallery! V

Azlin Ahmad		04-Jul-2008 10:38
A great series on a historical place that is out of reach for many of us. Well done, and V

Guest		03-Jul-2008 23:24
great photo

Greg Little		03-Jul-2008 18:52
Wow. This looks like an amazing place! Very nice collection. V.

flowsnow		03-Jul-2008 13:00
Again Ali, your picture speaks it all. Congratulation and well done. Thumbs Up!

Guest		03-Jul-2008 10:09
Impressive place, impressive work.

Al Chesworth		02-Jul-2008 21:47
Amazing shots in this wonderfull gallery.

peterjay45		02-Jul-2008 20:33
This is a terrific gallery indeed and such interesting history of these caves. V. peter

ALirZa_		02-Jul-2008 16:00
AGHA BASE EFTEKHARE MIBINAM ke irani hame ja khodeshon ro neshon midan .vaghan mahsahre aksaton AGHA ALI .:x:x::x:x

Rosi Blaurock		02-Jul-2008 12:10
Great gallery!

pepe_carmona2000		02-Jul-2008 11:29
Felicidades una galeria cargada de historia, realmente un trabajo fascinante, fantastica y bellisima. gran VOTO

Guest		02-Jul-2008 07:27
CONGRATULATIONS!!! your photos are worthy of the honor. well done my friend

jamal_looti		02-Jul-2008 07:01
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Jean-Luc Rollier		01-Jul-2008 21:48
Outstanding collection ! Very interesting shots and place too!...JL V

Guest		01-Jul-2008 21:00
Fantastic photos and great place to photograph you have an amazing collection ! GMV

Aud Elise Sjّsوther		01-Jul-2008 20:55
Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures of the caves! Very interesting : ) V

Guest		01-Jul-2008 20:53
What a place, amazing scenes, textures and shapes beautifully captured. Voted

gary becker		01-Jul-2008 19:48
Wonderful as usual, Ali ! ! Thanks

Guest		01-Jul-2008 17:30
Great Images of an Amazing Place!! ~V~

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		01-Jul-2008 16:42
A fascinating location and beautifully documented with your photos. voted

leelou		01-Jul-2008 15:34
Superb collection V

Gerard Koehl		01-Jul-2008 15:04
Bravo Ali pour ton classement dans le classement des plus populaires. V

Guest		01-Jul-2008 14:47
Fine work, thanks for the tour! DD

Art Rodriguez		01-Jul-2008 14:38
Just simply wonderful! Art

FrankB		01-Jul-2008 12:04
great job here Ali....V

olivier bruning		01-Jul-2008 11:23
most interesting series of a place that I would love to visit myself!!

Guest		01-Jul-2008 07:18
Fantastic work!

POMAH		01-Jul-2008 06:16
A beautiful and inspirational series of photos! V

Sam Rua		01-Jul-2008 04:50
Great gallery, Ali. V.

Farzad		01-Jul-2008 03:23
Thanks for nice photos I like all over IRAN I think Iran have a lot of beautfull places and we must the show them to the world so , please send youe email to my email address I live in Australia But My heart is in IRAN take care

Barry Ailetcher		01-Jul-2008 01:35
Ali the whole gallery is super Outstanding very good phhotography

Guest		30-Jun-2008 15:08
Great gallery. V

Alina		30-Jun-2008 14:08
Beautiful gallery, nice light! v

Raphael_E		30-Jun-2008 12:55
Excellent work on this historical and beautiful place ! Great details and pictures ! Thanks for the explanations. V.

Kiriakos Korakis		30-Jun-2008 12:20
A very interesting gallery ! V !

Meta		30-Jun-2008 11:57
Fantastic presentation. Big vote.

Zoltلn Balogh		30-Jun-2008 08:03
Nice collection Ali, thanks for sharing! Keep it up, big vote!

Juan Rojas		30-Jun-2008 05:07
Interesting place. Great shots ! (V)

Guest		30-Jun-2008 04:44
Beautiful Gallery Ali!

Guest		30-Jun-2008 01:11
Gorgeous gallery filled with light and color...V!

settler		29-Jun-2008 22:06
Beautiful captures of an extraordinary place!!.V!!

Guest		29-Jun-2008 15:43
Very beautiful gallery, and superb photographs! V

Guest		29-Jun-2008 14:52
Awesome gallery. V!!

Steve Morris		29-Jun-2008 10:02
Really enjoyed looking at these cave shots Ali - you've handled the light and shade so well and the fact that they are ancient homes adds to the atmosphere and interest! Big vote from me!!

Rosemarie Kusserow		29-Jun-2008 05:47
Hello Ali, I enjoyed this wonderful gallery by slideshow, what an interesting place you show, thanks for posting this dodumentation, beautiful colored compositions with fine details, vote, Rosemarie :o)

Hodero		28-Jun-2008 22:55
What a beatiful country you live in my friend. Wonderful shots throughout the gallery. I must visit Persia one day !! Big V.

veraferia		28-Jun-2008 19:52
Fantastic images with stunning compositions!V

Michael Shpuntov		28-Jun-2008 18:07
Very beautiful gallery full of colors, light and lines. Great composition. Vote.

Djo		28-Jun-2008 16:35
breathtaking scenery. djo

Gilles Navet		28-Jun-2008 09:29
Magnifiques paysages Parfaite techniques et complète maitrise de la lumière Une invitation aux voyages V Gilles

Giancarlo Guzzardi		28-Jun-2008 06:44
incredible ancient place. beautiful reportage

william mahan		28-Jun-2008 03:52
Wonderful gallery....Thanks for sharing...excellent images!

Guest		28-Jun-2008 00:23
Thanks for showing this corner of the world as I have never seen or heard of it before. Nice colourful images Ali. Bg Vote

James Clarke		27-Jun-2008 23:04
Fascinating place. Big Vote

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		27-Jun-2008 12:02
A very impressive gallerie to discover these caves.

Jaime Serrano		27-Jun-2008 06:50
Great collection, fantastic images!!!. Thanks for sharing. V.

Guest		26-Jun-2008 22:13
Excellent documentation of the caves. Very interesting.

marie-jose wolff		26-Jun-2008 21:51
a great gallery, superb images of these caves! wonderful light, each image is perfectly composed! VVV

Krzysztof Masłowski		26-Jun-2008 17:09
A really great, outstanding collection. Thanks for sharing. Will you comment on myhttp://www.pbase.com/krzysztofmaslowski/nature ?

XiaoBernard99		26-Jun-2008 08:52
What an interesting Collector ALI.This place is very strong for our collectiv memory.Thanks to ashare.

Jim's Atavistic Visions		26-Jun-2008 06:05
WOW! Amazing images! Thanks for sharing! V!... Josefina

Guest		26-Jun-2008 03:21
Beautiful gallery, thanks for the guided tour.

katwilkens		25-Jun-2008 17:01
Looks like a fascinating place! Excellent and varied views.

Karen Stuebing		25-Jun-2008 14:17
I can see why this would be a tourist attraction. Wonderful series of photos and commentary on this ancient and fascinating place. V.

Guest		25-Jun-2008 12:33
wonderful, excellent, interesting.

firstbrook		25-Jun-2008 10:38
Great gallery Ali.......interesting history, great photography,it looks a fantastic place

Maria W		24-Jun-2008 23:56
Looks like a place I would enjoy. :)

Guest		24-Jun-2008 18:24
Very beautiful gallery vote

Ann...		24-Jun-2008 17:49
Lovely interesting gallery.

Guest		24-Jun-2008 12:59
Fantastic gallery! love your shots here

patou		23-Jun-2008 21:25
Un ensemble reussi , avec de belle prise et des ciels superbes , la composition de tes images est exellente ( v )

Lee G		23-Jun-2008 16:28
Well done! Thanks for the excellent tour of the most interesting Caves.

Fabienne		23-Jun-2008 11:16
Des paysages hors du temps et mystérieux. Tes photos sont magnifiques avec des cadrages très bien imaginés qui mettent en valeur le sujet.

anuschka		23-Jun-2008 10:58
Very interesting Ali! V. We recently had a travel documentary about the island on Dutch television, your pics show more detail.

Guest		23-Jun-2008 08:55
Great gallery with beautifully composed shots! looks very interesting! V!

Guest		23-Jun-2008 08:51
Another excellent galleryt, Ali. Wonderful work. v. Lee

an nguyen		22-Jun-2008 11:00
Thank you for a beautiful tour and the words of explanation. Your shots are exquisite as always. V

©Lux		22-Jun-2008 07:28
Fantastic gallery, Ali! Thanks for your explanations also...V!

Shirley Haden		21-Jun-2008 18:49
I need look no futher, you have explained about the caves very well. That's me, look at the photos then find the explainations. :o) Amazing place!

Guest		17-Jun-2008 20:36
Your photography gave justice to the beauty of this place. Great series and hope to see more! Voted!

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