Chashmeh Khadar
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Location
Near the sanctuary (Ziarat?) of Djabir Ansar (note 2) which lies close to the city of Kabul.
Description
General descriptions
Chashmeh / Cheshmeh Khadar (note 1) appears to be a natural, partly modified (-aménagée-), rift cave in a limestone pocket within paragneiss. It is a cave but not a source in the strict sense of the word (a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground). In the lower chamber, however, water drops from all over the irregular ceiling. CAVE DESCRIPTION: The visitor steps down to enter a 5 or 6 m long narrow slot which leads into a small chamber (about 2 by 3.5 m wide, 2 m high). The cave floor is covered with soil, water and waste left by previous visitors. In April the water is up to 20 cm deep. The entire ceiling and walls of the chamber are beautifully decorated with speleothems (concrétiones mamelonées, 'cascades', petites draperies). Where the slot commences, ascends an about 2 m high rift squeeze without reaching the surface. CAVE LIFE: LINDBERG (1958: 112) colleted Turbellaires (Turbellaria?), Mollusca, Ostracoda, Cyclopida and Isopoda. JUBERTHIE & DECU (2001: 1745) list from Tchachmeh Khadar Crustacea: Ostracoda: Cyprididae: Cavernocypris subterranea WOLF = Cavernocypris lindbergi HARTMANN 1964.
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
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0.0 | CHAHPAR (Grotte de) | ||
4.8 | KHWAJA GHAR, Tapa-i Bibi Mahro | ||
9.8 | KAFTAR GHAR, Sang Novichteh | ||
11.8 | Baba Haji (Ghar-e) | ||
12.4 | Passani Khol (Caves in the) | ||
13.6 | KHANEH KAFIRHA, Jawz, Jowz | ||
15.1 | ZIARAT-e KHWAJA SABZPOSH (Cave at) | ||
15.3 | Rustam's Well [Puits de Rustam] | ||
19.5 | DAHAN GHAR, Tang-e Lalandar |