Dabar Cave, Karst cave near Donji Dabar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dabar Cave is a karst cave near Donji Dabar with a wide entrance portal opening into underground chambers. Inside, water flows through limestone formations and pools in several underground lakes that fill the cave system.

The cave was inhabited by people in ancient times, as shown by archaeological finds near the entrance. These artifacts from daily life suggest that prehistoric people made use of the shelter for extended periods.

The cave takes its name from the Dabar River, which has its source here and has shaped life in the region for generations. Local people have long depended on this spring for water and consider it an important part of their natural heritage.

The cave is reached by following the Redak road from Sanski Most, with a 400-meter hiking trail leading from the parking area to the entrance. The path is straightforward and takes only a few minutes, making it accessible for most visitors.

Scientific surveys decades ago found the "human fish" (Proteus anguinus), an endemic prehistoric species, in the lake deep inside the cave. A 2016 survey also confirmed the cave shrimp Troglocaris bosnica here and at Suvaja Cave near Lušci Palanka, and recorded the cave spiders Nesticus arenstorffi, Lepthyphantes centromeroides and Metellina merianae.