This is a list of caves of the world that have published names. Inclusion in this list requires a Wikipedia link or a citation to a reliable source for verification. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory's continent and name. There is a separate list of show caves, i.e. only those caves that are publicly accessible.
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Africa
Algeria
Anou Timedouine
Ghar Boumâaza (Rivière De La Tafna) Grotte de Cervantes Kef Al Kaous
Botswana
Gcwihaba Rhino Cave
Cameroon
Gouffre de MbilibekonVicat, Leger, Lips, Piguet, 1995, La grotte de Mbilibekon: un pseudo karst dans la couvertue latéritique du craton du Congo (Cameroun) Grottes de LintéLips, 1997, Speleolgie au Cameroun, Echo des Vulcain 54 Grotte de Loung Grotte de MfoudaWillems, Pouclet, Vicat (2001) Problématique des karsts en roches silicatées non-carbonatées. La Grotte Mfoula, un cas dans les gneiss du Sud Cameroun Grotte FovuFovu à Baham – Les grottes sacrées des Hautes Terres de L'Ouest Cameroun. Grottesducameroun.org. Retrieved 15 September 2011. Grottes Ndemvoh Kouo vuKouo Vu, la grotte qui avale les gens – Les grottes sacrées des Hautes Terres de L'Ouest Cameroun. Grottesducameroun.org. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Matupi Cave Thysville Caves
Egypt
Cave of Beasts Cave of Swimmers Jabal al-Ṭārif Sannur Cave Magharet el Kantara
Ethiopia
Sof Omar Caves
Gabon
Abanda Caves Caves of Lastoursville Iroungou Cave Mbenaltembe Cave Peyrot, Massala, 1987, Contribution à l'étude des systèmes karstiques gabonais. Les réseaux souterrains de la région de Lébamba (Gabon), Karstologia 9, pp. 37-44 Faucon Cave Marescaux, 1973, Les grottes du Gabon nord-oriental : un «Karst» dans l'oxyde de fer et la silice, Bulletin de l'Association de Géographes Français 410, pp. 607-618
Kenya
Enkapune Ya Muto Kitum Cave Leviathan Cave Mau Mau Caves Njoro River Cave Paradise Lost Caves
Lesotho
Kome Caves
Libya
Ain Zayanah Bukarma-Habibi Umm al Masabih Haua Fteah
Madagascar
Ambatoanjahana Ambatoharanana Ambatomanjahana Anjanamba Cave Ampandrianpanihy Nord Andetobe Andriafiabe Anjohin'ny Voamboana Anjohy Ambalarano Anjohy Kibojenjy Antsatrabonko Riviere souterraine de Mananjeba Marosakabe cave system
Mauritania
Agrour AmogjarRobert Vernet, Les peintures rupestres du haut de la passe d'Amogjar (Mauritanie), pp.199-206 In: Hic sunt leones: mélanges sahariens en l'Honneur d'Alfred Muzzolini, Cahiers de l’AARS; 10: 199-2006.
Morocco
Caves of Hercules Friouato Caves Ifri N'hamed N'taouia Ifri Oudadane Jebel Irhoud Kef Aziza Kef Tikhoubaï Kef Toghobeit Cave Rhar Chara Rhar Chiker Taforalt Wit Tamdoun
Mozambique
Codzo River cave
Nigeria
Amanchor Cave Ogbunike Caves
Namibia
Apollo 11 Cave Arnhem Cave Dragon's Breath Cave The White Lady
Réunion
Mussard Cave
Rwanda
Ubuvumo Bwibihonga Ubuvumo Nyabikuri-Ruri Ubuvumo Manjari deux Ubuvumo bwa Musanze (main segment) Ubuvumo bwa Nyirabadogo Ubuvumo Cyamazera Ubuvumo Gacinyiro 2 Ubuvumo bwa Musanze (south segment) Ubuvumo Nyiragihima Ubuvumo Rego
Somaliland
Dhambalin Laas Geel
South Africa
Blombos Cave Boesmansgat Boomplaas Cave Border Cave Burchell's Shelter Cango Caves Cooper's Cave Diepkloof Rock Shelter Echo Caves Gladysvale Cave Gondolin Cave Haasgat Howieson's Poort Shelter De Kelders Klasies River Caves Kromdraai Fossil Site Makapansgat Malapa Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind Mapoch's Caves Melkhoutboom Cave Motsetsi Cave Nelson Bay Cave Onmeetbarediepgat Pinnacle Point Plovers Lake Rising Star Cave Sacred caves of the Basotho Sibudu Cave Sterkfontein Sudwala Caves Taung Witsie's Cave Wonder Cave Wonderwerk Cave
Tanzania
Amboni Caves Grotte de Nduli Mumba Cave Nandembo cave System
Togo
Nok and Mamproug Cave Dwellings
Tunisia
Rhar Ain Et Tsab
Zambia
Kalemba Rockshelter Mumbwa Caves
Zimbabwe
Bambata Cave Chinhoyi Caves Mabura Caves Mawenge Mwena Caves of ChimanimaniCaves of Chimanimani . Darklife.co.za (1 September 1993). Retrieved 15 September 2011.
Asia
Afghanistan
Darra-e Kur Tora Bora Zhawar Kili
Armenia
Areni-1 Cave Azokh Cave
Azerbaijan
Allar Cave Ashabi-Kahf in Nakhchivan Azokh Cave Buzeyir Cave Damjili Cave Tağlar Cave Zar Cave
Cambodia
Roung Dei Ho–Thom Ken Laang Spean Phnom Chhnork Phnom Sampeau Phnom Sorsia
China
Benxi Water Caves Bezeklik Caves Binghu Cave Er Wang Dong Furong Cave Fuyan Cave Gebihe cave system Grottoes of Tongtian Rock Hongqingsi Grottoes Huanglong Cave Jiangzhou Cave System Jiguan Cave Kizil Caves Kumtura Caves Longgu Cave Longyou Caves Luobi Cave Macaque Cave Reed Flute Cave San Wang Dong Sanmenhai Seven-star Cave Shanjuan Cave Shuanghedong Cave Network Shuanglong Cave Silver Cave Snowy Jade Cave Taiji Cave Tenglong Cave Tianyuan Cave Xianren Cave Yilong Cave Yiyuan Rong Cave Group Yuchanyan Cave Yuhuangdong Grottoes Zhijin Cave Zhong Cave Zhoukoudian Zengpiyan Cave Zhiren Cave
East Timor
Lene Hara Cave
Georgia
Abrskil Cave Cave of Bethlehem Krubera Cave New Athos Cave Sarma Cave Satsurblia Cave Tsona Cave
India
Ajanta Caves Amarnath Cave Temple Badami Cave Temples Bagh Caves Barabar Caves Belum Caves Borra Caves Caves of Meghalaya Edakkal Caves Elephanta Caves Ellora Caves Erravaram Caves Guntupalli Caves Jogeshwari Caves Kailash Caves Kanheri Caves Karla Caves Kotumsar Cave Krem Liat Prah Krem Synrang Pamiang Lakhudiyar Caves Lenyadri Lohani Caves Mahakali Caves Mandapeshwar Caves Mogalrajapuram Caves Pandavleni Caves Patal Bhuvaneshwar Robber's Cave Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Siju Cave Umachal rock cave Undavalli Caves Varaha Cave Temple
Indonesia
Buniayu Cave Caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst Harimau Cave Liang Bua Cave Lokale Lubang Jeriji Saléh Maharani Cave Mirror Stone Cave Pettakere Cave Pindul Cave
Iran
Ali-Sadr Cave Bisitun Cave Darband Cave Dashkasan Do-Ashkaft Cave Eshkaft-e Salman Eshkaft-e Siahoo Ghar Parau Ghar-e-Pariyan Ghar-e-Roodafshan Huto and Kamarband Caves Kalahrod Karaftu Caves Katale Khor Mahi Kur Cave Nakhcheer Qaleh Bozi Quri Qale Cave Roodafshan Cave Saholan Cave Shafaq Cave Shapur Cave Shirabad Cave Wezmeh Yafteh
Iraq
Shanidar Cave
Israel
Avshalom Cave Ayalon Cave Azekah Caves Beit She'arim (moshav) Cave of Elijah Cave of Horror Cave of Letters Cave of Nicanor Es Skhul HaYonim Cave Horvat Midras Kebara Cave Keshet Cave Komotayim cave Kutim Cave Malcham Cave Mankhir Cave Manot Cave Nahal Me'arot Pa'ar Cave Qesem Cave Rosh HaNikra grottoes Salt Colonel Cave Tabun Cave Tel Maresha
Japan
Abukuma-do (阿武隈洞) Akiyoshi-do (秋芳洞) Akkadō (安家洞) Kyusen-do (球泉洞) Reigandō Uchimagi-do (内間木洞) Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave Ruins
Jordan
Iraq ed-Dubb Al-Fahda Cave
Kazakhstan
Akbaur Cave Boj-Boulok Rangkul'skaja Cave
Korea
Geomunoreum Lava Tube System Gimnyeonggul Gosu Cave Gwangmyeong Cave Hwanseon Cave Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes Komun Moru Manjanggul Songam Cavern Billemotdonggul
Laos
Chom Ong Pak Ou Caves Tam Pa Ling Cave Tham Jang Tham Kong Lo Tham Non Tham Pha Tham Phu Kham Tham Sang Triangle Viengxay Caves
Lebanon
Antelias Cave Jeita Grotto Nachcharini el-Mathkoube Kaukaba Ksar Akil Ras Baalbek I Ras El Kelb
Malaysia
Batu Caves Biocyclone Cave Clearwater Cave Deer Cave Gomantong Cave Gua Tempurung Niah Caves Sam Poh Tong Sarawak Chamber
Mongolia
Dayan Deerh Cave Galtai Cave Khoit Tsenkher CaveDon Croner’s World Wide Wanders: Mongolia Khovd Aimag Dambijantsan Khoit Tsenkher Cave . Doncroner.net (5 December 2009). Retrieved 15 September 2011. Taliin Cave Tsagaan Cave
Myanmar
Padah-Lin Caves Peik Chin Myaung Cave Phowintaung Pindaya Caves
Nepal
Chobhar Caves Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave Mahendra Cave Maratika Cave Mustang Caves Siddha Cave
Oman
Al Hoota Cave Majlis al Jinn
Pakistan
Bazar Caves Pir Ghaib Gharr Gharra Kashmir Smast Sanghao Cave
Philippines
Adiangao Cave Bantay Abot Cave Callao Cave Caves in Misamis Oriental Guyangan Cave System Hinagdanan Cave Huluga Caves Kalanay Cave Kutawato Caves Lapuz Lapuz Cave Libmanan Caves National Park Lucsuhin Natural Bridge Macahambus Cave Minori Cave Monfort Bat Sanctuary Pamitinan Cave Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park Sohoton Cave Tabon Cave
Qatar
Al Mukaynis Dahl Al Misfir
Saudi Arabia
Umm Jirsan System
Sri Lanka
Andirilena Cave Batatotalena Cave Belilena Cave Bogoda Cave Dambulla Cave Temple Fa Hien Cave Hunugalagala Limestone Cave Kuragala Lahugala Cave Nitro Cave Pannila Cave Rawana Ella Cave Sithripura Cave Wavulpone Cave
South Korea
Geumganggul Cave
Taiwan Lobster Cave
Thailand
Banyan Valley Cave Doi Nang Non Emerald Cave Naresuan Cave Spirit Cave Tham Hua Kalok Tham Lot Tham Mae Lana Tham Phra Wang Daeng
Turkey
Akhayat sinkhole Ayvaini Cave Ballıca Cave Belbaşı Beldibi Cave Buzluk Cave dwellings of Ahlat Çayırköy Cave Cehennem Cave Cehennemağzı Cave Cennet Cave Cumayanı Cave Damlataş Cave Derebucak Çamlık Caves Dupnisa Cave Erçek Cave Egma Sinkhole Gilindire Cave Gökgöl Cave Ilıksu Cave İnağzı Cave Inkaya Cave İnsuyu Cave Karaca Cave Karain Cave Kızılelma Cave Kocain Cave Nimara Cave Oylat Cave Pınargözü Cave Sofular Cave Tilkiler Cave Yarımburgaz Cave Yenesu Cave Zeytintaşı Cave
Turkmenistan
Cave of Dzhebel Koytendag Caves
Uzbekistan
Boybuloq Cave Dark Star Obi-Rakhmat Grotto Teshik-Tash
Vietnam
West Bank
Cave of the Patriarchs Cave of the Ramban Qumran Warren's Shaft Zedekiah's Cave
Europe
Austria
Drachenhöhle Eisriesenwelt Gudenus Cave Lamprechtsofen Lurgrotte Salzofen Cave Schwarzmooskogel Cave System Seegrotte Spannagel Cave Steinbrücken Cave Tischofer Cave Traungold Cave Unicorn Cave
Belgium
Caves of Han-sur-Lesse Caves of Hotton Goyet Caves Grotte de Rosée Neptune Caves Naulette Scladina Spy Cave Trou de l’Abîme
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Macocha Gorge in the Punkva Caves
Denmark
Sorte Gryde Sorte Ovn Våde Ovn
Finland
Wolf Cave
France
Aven Armand Aven d'Orgnac Barry Troglodyte Village Caverne du Pont-d'Arc Caves of Arcy-sur-Cure Caves of Gargas Chauvet Cave Choranche Cave Bournillon Cave Réseau de la Dent de Crolles Font-de-Gaume Gouffre Berger Réseau du Clot d'Aspres Gournier Cave Gouy Cave Grotte des Demoiselles Grottes du Cerdon Grottes Pétrifiantes de Savonnières Grottes de Presque Jean Bernard System La Mansonnière Cave La Verna Cave Lascaux Cave Les Combarelles Niaux Cave Padirac Cave Pech Merle Gouffre Mirolda Gouffre de la Pierre Saint-Martin Rouffignac Cave Villars Cave
Germany
Aachtopf Atta Cave Balve Cave Barbarossa Cave Baumann's Cave Bing Cave Blauhöhle Blautopf Brillenhöhle Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura Charlotte Cave Daneil's Cave Das verfluchte Jungfernloch Dechen Cave Devil's Cave Easter Cave Eberstadt Stalactite Cave Erdmanns Cave Geissenklösterle Goetz Cave Heimkehle Hermann's Cave Hohler Fels Hohlenstein-Stadel Iberg Dripstone Cave Kleine Feldhofer Grotte Lichtenstein Cave Marienglashöhle Ofnet Caves Riesending Cave Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes Schellenberg Ice Cave Sirgenstein Cave Sophie Cave Unicorn Cave Vogelherd Cave Volkmarskeller Weingartenloch Wimsener Höhle
Gibraltar
Gorham's Cave Ibex Cave Martin's Cave St. Michael's Cave Vanguard Cave
Greece
Alepotrypa Cave Apidima Cave Arkaliospilio Arkoudiotissa Cave Asphendou Cave petroglyphs Blue Cave