Bahrabad (Grottes de)

(بهسود ولسوالۍ - AF)
34.497800,70.410600

Location

(LINDBERG 1958: 132, Number XIV): Near Djelalabad (Jalalabad), opposite of Darountah (Darunta) and at Bahrabad (note 2). BTH - 28/01/2024

Description

Brief description
Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Possibly 100 man-made rock chambers (note 1) contain, in a few cases, rock art (paintings, engravings). CAVE DESCRIPTION: The caves are excavated from sandstone and conglomerate. CAVE LIFE: LINDBERG (1958: 132) found the rock chambers dry and azoic (without cave life).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

Lindberg, Knut 1958: 132.

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1958.01.03: Knut LINDBERG (1958: 132) visited, explored and tried to collect cave life. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)	Name	Length (m)	Depth (m)
0.0	FIL KHANA 2: Elephant House
0.0	FIL KHANA 3: Niche
0.0	FIL KHANA karez / kariz
1.4	Fil Khana 1: Vihara
1.4	Fil Khana (Caves at)
1.4	Fil Khana 4: Bazaar
1.4	Fil Khana 5: upper Niche
4.2	Barabad karez / kariz
5.8	Surkh Tope (Caves at)