The Well of Barhout (also nicknamed Well of Hell) is a sink hole in Hadhramaut, Yemen. It is about 30 m (100 ft) wide at the surface. With foul odors rising from its depths, locals say it is a prison for demons.
In the Yemen desert, locals believe anything that comes close to this "hell pit" will be sucked in.
KD: Sounds like the PTB do not really want us to know what this is and what it has inside.
- The cave system it leads to has little oxygen and no ventilation, and remains unexplored.
- That's all she wrote: Well of Barhout
- Location: 17°20'25.0"N 52°26'38.0"E
In the Yemen desert, locals believe anything that comes close to this "hell pit" will be sucked in.
- The "Well of Hell" is 100 feet wide and thought to reach 330 feet deep.
- Some claim it's more than 820 feet deep.
- Nobody has ever been to the bottom because there is little oxygen and no ventilation.
- Yemeni officials say they don't know what's down there.
- Geologists who visited the site believe it is millions of years old.
- Despite the dark and the bad smell, birds are often seen flying in and out of the well.
- Stories of demons and genies that live in the well have circulated for centuries.
- Nearby residents don't like to talk about the hole, let alone visit it, for fear of bad luck.
KD: Sounds like the PTB do not really want us to know what this is and what it has inside.
- What are your thoughts on this well?
- Does it look like a sinkhole to you?