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The well of Hell
The ancient well of Barhout or else known to be the ‘’ Well of Hell’. Closer to the border with Oman than to the capital Sanaa 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) away, the giant hole in the desert of Al-Mahra province is 30 meters wide and thought to be anywhere between 100 and 250 meters deep.

Scientists still after much research don’t know how mysterious that well is. They even got to know that well isn't made by humans and is made naturally. Locals avoid going near the ancient well as they think it is filled with supernatural powers and even some things have been sucked in it.

The local folks also have stated that loud screams could be heard occasionally. They even say that it was a prison made for demons. Some say that it was the Jinn who dug this deep hole for one of the kings of the Himyarite who ruled the region in the old time to hide his treasures. Others believe that it was dug up to be a jail for the jinn who came out of control. Some people also say that it’s a cursed gateway from which demons will one day crawl out and bring an end to the world.

The inhabitants of the region have mysterious tales stating that in a season of drought they lowered a man tied with rope to get water from the well. But they soon heard screams and when they pulled him back they found only his half body. From that day they avoid going near that.

It is said that the deep well produces foul odors and toxic fumes at times. The bottom of the well can't be seen due to extreme darkness. When the sun is fully perpendicular to the crater green vegetation is able to be seen in the toxic atmosphere and the most stinky water.

According to Salah Babhair, director-general of Yemen’s geological survey and mineral resources authority, experts have entered the giant hole, but weren't able to reach the bottom as "there’s little oxygen and no ventilation" there."We noticed strange things inside. We also smelt something strange... It's a mysterious situation," he said without elaborating further. He said that they reached 50 to 60 meters but were able to go more as they noticed strange things there.


Keele University Professor of Glaciology and Palaeoclimatology Chris Fogwill suggested in2014 hole in the Yamal Peninsula was a collapsed pingo, which happens when an ancient ice formation collapses.
In an interview Fogwill suggested the hole in Yemen was not a pingo, but rather a cast feature or sink hole caused by the erosion of limestone or moving geological salts or brines.'The erosion around the edge suggests it is not 'new,'' Fogwill added. Sinkholes can be caused by any number of activities, including drilling, mining or construction.
The water in the well is stinky, black and the scientists think that the water might contain sulfur and other impurities which causes that colour and stinky smell.There is a Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad that says: "The best water on the face of the earth, Zamzam water, and the worst water on the face of the earth, water in a valley in Hadramout named Barhout its water is black and stinky.
The mystery is yet to be solved of the well that was built millions and millions of years ago.