CASEM (Grotte di)
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Description
Marco Polo (note 1) noticed inhabited caves at Kishm (note 2): This town of Casem [note 3] is at the head of a very great province, which is also called Casem. The people have a peculiar language. The peasants who keep cattle abide in the mountains, and have their dwellings in caves, which form fine and spacious houses for them, and are made with ease, as the hills are composed of earth. After leaving the town of Casem, you ride for three days without finding a single habitation, or anything to eat or drink, so that you have to carry with you everything that you require. At the end of those three days you reach a province called Badashan [Badakshan].Marco Polo (note 1) noticed inhabited caves at Kishm (note 2): This town of Casem [note 3] is at the head of a very great province, which is also called Casem. The people have a peculiar language. The peasants who keep cattle abide in the mountains, and have their dwellings in caves, which form fine and spacious houses for them, and are made with ease, as the hills are composed of earth. After leaving the town of Casem, you ride for three days without finding a single habitation, or anything to eat or drink, so that you have to carry with you everything that you require. At the end of those three days you reach a province called Badashan [Badakshan].
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018- Yule, Henry 1871 edited 1875 edited 1920 by Cordier, Henri.
History
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
---|---|---|---|
13.2 | Darra-i Kur | ||
13.5 | HAZAR GUSFAND (Ghar i) | ||
45.9 | HAZARSUM, Takhar | ||
47.7 | FEYZABAD (Cave at) | ||
347.0 | Osama Bin Laden (Tahkhana ke) | ||
357.0 | Кан-и-Гут [Kan-i-Gut] [Kani-i-Gut Cave] [grotte-mine de Kan-i-Gut] | 5300 | 180 |
361.6 | Kargah (Cave in the) | ||
377.5 | YUKSH GOZ (Caves at) | ||
397.5 | LUPGHA CAVE |