[2] The caves were formed about 150 million years ago during the Jurassic age.
Amboni Limited, a company which was then operating sisal plantations in Tanga Region acquired the area in 1892.
In 1963, the then government of Tanganyika handed over the caves to the Department of Antiquities.
The cave attracts tourist as well as students for their geography lessons.
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