Mazar-e Seyyed Mokhtar (Cave at the)
34.388900,62.183600
Location
At the foot of a mountain which lies about 200 m east of the mazar / ziarat (sanctuary and pilgrimage site) with the grave (dargah) of the Muslim saint Seyyed Mokhtar / Sayed Mukhtar (Lindberg's Sayyed Abdollah Mokhtar) positioned at N34°23'20”: E62°11'01” (WGS84, nima.mil/geonames accessed 28.05.2004) and at a linear distance of about 5 km NNE of Herat city.
Description
Various descriptions
A vaulted cave entrance (3 or 4 m wide and up to about 2 m high) gives access to a small ante-chamber with a 3 m or 4 m long cave passage and a couple of impenetrable fissures: A closer look reveals this -cave- is an old marble quarry (note 1). CAVE LIFE: LINDBERG (1958) recorded and collected near the entrance Hymenoptera (Vespida) and, in the interior, Arachnida (Araneida). A vaulted cave entrance (3 or 4 m wide and up to about 2 m high) gives access to a small ante-chamber with a 3 m or 4 m long cave passage and a couple of impenetrable fissures: A closer look reveals this -cave- is an old marble quarry (note 1).
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | DERVICHAN (Ghar) | ||
| 86.6 | Tang-i Azaw, Safed Khara (Dahan-e) | ||
| 91.1 | Obe (Cave at) | ||
| 101.4 | ZOGHAL, Haman (Ma'dan) | ||
| 105.7 | ZIARAT KHWAJA ABDUL RAHMAN (Cave at) | ||
| 106.2 | KALA NAO CAVES (Byron 1933.11.30) | ||
| 121.8 | CHEHEL DOKHTARAN, Qadis 1 (Cave of the) | ||
| 121.8 | QADIS VIEW CAVES, Mourehzar | ||
| 121.8 | CHEHEL DOKHTARAN, Qadis, 2nd (Cave of the) |