[1] It faces NNW at an altitude of 760m a.s.l.The shelter was discovered during Darian Dam Archaeological Salvage Program in 2015, excavated in 2015–2016, and it was subsequently submerged in 2016.

The site contained Middle Paleolithic archaeological deposits of about 2.30 m thick along back walls.

Large-scale excavations at the site yielded two main Middle Paleolithic cultural layers.

The Levallois and discoid methods have been used to produce blanks for tools such as Mousterian points and side scrapers.

It seems Darai was a focal point for Neanderthal habitation that resulted in the concentration of a thick accumulation of archaeological deposits in this location.