BARIK AB (Vigne 1840) (Caves at)

سروبی (سروبي ولسوالۍ - AF)
34.536100,69.675000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Man-made rock chambers at a place called Barik Ab (note 1), which lies somewhere on the Sokta Chenar road (note 2) from Kabul to the Khyber Pass, were used as resting places for travellers (note 3): We halted at a place called Barik Ab, a regular resting place for travellers; there are caves hollowed in the bank [of the river Barik] for their accomodation (VIGNE 1840: 229-230).Man-made rock chambers at a place called Barik Ab (note 1), which lies somewhere on the Sokta Chenar road (note 2) from Kabul to the Khyber Pass, were used as resting places for travellers (note 3): We halted at a place called Barik Ab, a regular resting place for travellers; there are caves hollowed in the bank [of the river Barik] for their accomodation (VIGNE 1840: 229-230).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Vigne, Godfrey Thomas 1840.

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1836.10.23 to 24: Godfrey Thomas VIGNE (1840: 229-230) spent a night in rock chambers, which had been 'hollowed' for travellers at Barik Ab. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
22.6BUDEEABAD & TEZEEN (Caves between)
22.7SAR PAYENDA KHEL, 1st (Cave on the)
22.7SAR PAYENDA KHEL, 2nd (Cave on the)
22.7SAR PAYENDA KHEL, 3rd (Cave on the)
30.5SHATORAY (Cave at)
46.0KAFTAR KHANA, Barina: Qal'eh-ye Malik
46.5KAKRAK (Caves at)
47.9Azdar Khaneh
48.4SANG-e SURAKH, Alishang