Għar Ħasan
The Għar Ħasan is a cave in the southeast of the Mediterranean island of Malta .
On the south coast, a sloping footpath leads along the cliff to a staircase that leads down the limestone cliff . A horizontal path carved out of the cliff then leads to the cave entrance, about 51 m above sea level.
The main entrance to the cave is approximately 5 feet high and 6 feet wide, and the first 20 meters of the cave are of similar dimensions. An iron gate blocks the inner areas of the cave. Most of the corridors there end as dead ends. A corridor extends over 48 m or 73 m to two further entrances in the rock face. At the eastern entrance there is an artificial, round chamber with clear pick marks on the walls and a stone bench on the edge.
The cave is almost devoid of stalactites , although there are some small debris. There are cave paintings here, according to Charles Savona-Ventura, but since they were only discovered in the last 10 years, their age is a matter of dispute.
There are legends about the cave, all related to a Saracen Hasan. Most refer to a young girl whom he kidnapped into the cave.
Nearby is the Għar Dalam cave .
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Coordinates: 35 ° 48 '23.6 " N , 14 ° 31' 3.7" E