Alutila Cave Explained

Alutila Cave /Matai Hakor
Location:	Khagrachari District 7 kilometer from city
Coords:	23.0883°N 91.9567°W
Depth:	3-8 meters (25 feet)
Length:	100 meters

Matai Hakor^[1] (Bengali: মাতাই হাকর)^[2] which is widely known as Alutila Cave, also called Alutila Mysterious Cave (Bengali: আলুটিলা গুহা) is a cave located in Matiranga Upazila in hill district of Khagrachari, Bangladesh.^[3]

The cave formed inside the 1000-meter-high hill named Alutila (potato hill) or Arbari Hill. The hill area is surrounded by deep green forest.

The cave is 100 meters long. It has a natural subway-like shape with cold water flowing at bottom. The cave is so dark that torches or locally sold flambeaux are used to see well enough to walk around the cave.^[4]

Gallery

আলুটিলা গুহার ভেতরকার অংশ.JPG|Inside Alutila Caveআলুটিলা গুহা থেকে বের হওয়ার পথ.JPG|Alutila Cave's exitFile:Alutila cave entrance.jpg|Alutila Cave's entranceFile:AlutilaCave 01.jpg|Guidance for tourists

References

1. Web site: Alutila Cave,Khagrachari - A Mysterious Cave in Bangladesh. BD Searcher.
2. News: Matai Hakor in Khagrachari .
3. Book: Tripura, Barendro Lal . 2012 . Khagrachhari District . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khagrachhari_District . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
4. Web site: Visit Bangladesh: Bangladesh Govt.. Official Page for Tourism Board. Adventure in Hill-tracts: Khagrachori/. Visit Bangladesh. Bangladesh Tourism Board. 9 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216062910/http://visitbangladesh.gov.bd/things-to-do/adventure-in-hill-tracts/khagrachori/. 16 February 2015. dead.