Everything about Foibe totally explained
Foiba (plural: foibas or
foibe) is a type of deep natural
sinkhole common in the
Kras (Carso) region, a
karstic plateau region shared by
Italy,
Slovenia and
Croatia. The term may also refer to a deep wide chasm of a river at the place where in goes under ground.
The term was used in 1770s by Italian
naturalist Alberto Fortis who wrote a number of books about karst of
Dalmatia.
The term is an
Italian word derived from the
Latin fovea (
chasm). They are indeed chasms excavated by
water erosion, have the shape of an inverted
funnel, and can be up to 200
meters deep. Such formations number in the hundreds in
Istria.
This name, especially in Italy, is commonly associated to
mass killings (
Foibe massacres) allegedly perpetrated by
Yugoslav partisans during and shortly after
World War II against Italians and other real or perceived enemies.
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