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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Israeli cave explorers discovered the cave named Malham, the world’s longest salt cave with striking stalactites near the Dead Sea. Previously, Iran’s N3 cave held the record. The cave named Malham is stretched over 10 km.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: Israeli researchers have discovered the world’s longest salt cave, called Malham. It stretches over 10 km, runs through Mount Sodom, Israel’s largest mountain. The cave is a network of twisting passageways at the southern tip of the Dead Sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -The largest cave in Israel and the largest salt cave in the world, Malcham is one of more than 100 salt-rock caves in Mount Sedom at the southwest end of the Dead Sea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Israeli researchers say they have discovered the world’s longest salt cave. The 10km (6.2 miles) of passages and chambers inside Malham Cave, overlooking the Dead Sea, were mapped out over two years. The desert site was near where, according to the Bible, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt.