| Coordinates: | 23.0360 N 59.0720 E |
| No: | 381 (list of all attractions) |
| Category: | Sinkholes |
| Values: | Geology, Visual |
| Rank: | 6 |
| Address: | Asia, Oman, Muscat Governorate, Wilayat Qurayat, between Bimmah and Dibab, some 600 m from the sea |
| Alternate names: | Bhamah sinkhole, Bimah sinkhole, Bima sinkhole, Hawiyat Najm, Al Faqa'ah, Dibab sinkhole |
| Depth of sinkhole: | 30 m |
Bimmah sinkhole.
Martyna Zambrzycka Millspaugh, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Lake in Bimmah sinkhole.
naturalbornstupid, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bimah sinkhole is beautiful natural landmark - a place of refreshment at the long coastal road of Oman.
Bimah sinkhole was formed in limestone by a collapse of large cave chamber. Earlier locals believed that this hole was formed by meteorite ("piece of Moon").
The sinkhole is approximately 50 by 70 m large, 20 - 30 m deep. At the bottom is located deep blue-green lake with a heap of rock - remnants of the collapse.
Municipality has developed a park around the sinkhole, there is built concrete stairway leading to the lake. Locals and tourists often enjoy a refreshing bath in the lake.
Most likely the sinkhole is connected to the 600 m distant sea. Top layer in the lake is crystal clear, but at the depth of some 8 m water has sulphuric taste due to sulphur oxidizing bacteria and is less clear.
3 February 2013 Gatis Pāvils