Malik Ala Dad (Caves at)

(ولسوالی غوربند - AF)
34.983300,68.708300
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Man-made potholes drop down into very dry subterranean galleries (note 1), which were excavated from the conglomerate and possibly used for religious purposes (rock temple) or as troglodyte dwellings somewhere near Chahar Deh-ye Ghowr Band (note 2).Man-made potholes drop down into very dry subterranean galleries (note 1), which were excavated from the conglomerate and possibly used for religious purposes (rock temple) or as troglodyte dwellings somewhere near Chahar Deh-ye Ghowr Band (note 2).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1957.07.29: Knut LINDBERG (1958: 119) visited, explored, and tried to collect cave life. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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