Khara-Hora shaft: location, local lore, and 17 Hz humming phenomenon. Khara-Hora shaft is located on the border of Georgia, Turkey, and Iran in the Caucasus Mountains Locally nicknamed the "Kahur delkin shagum" (humming pit) because it produces an unusual periodic sound Geologist Victor Resnoff wrote a paper in 2008 titled "harmonic frequency emissions of deep bore structures in the western Caucasus"
Deep in the Caucasus Mountains where Georgia, Turkey, and Iran meet lies a strange shaft locals call "Kahur delkin shagum" — the humming pit. This vertical cave produces a periodic hum at exactly 17 Hz, which geologist Victor Resnoff documented in a 2008 paper on deep bore harmonic frequencies. The eerie sound earned it a reputation as a haunted place where "the devil lives there." 🕳️
Key Facts
- Khara-Hora shaft is located on the border of Georgia, Turkey, and Iran in the Caucasus Mountains
- Locally nicknamed the "Kahur delkin shagum" (humming pit) because it produces an unusual periodic sound
- Geologist Victor Resnoff wrote a paper in 2008 titled "harmonic frequency emissions of deep bore structures in the western Caucasus"
- The shaft emits a periodic humming at a frequency of 17 hertz
- Locals considered the site haunted and said "the devil lives there"
Source: The Khara-Hora Shaft Enigma by Funny Olde World