Qezel Qala, Shu Bakhtu, 1st (Cave on the)
(ولسوالی پشتونکوت - AF)
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35.975600,64.895600
Location
The cave entrance lies approximately 25 m above the valley floor at the (eastern?) side of a hillock, or mound at (or east of?) Qezel Qal'eh (note 2), a village near Shu Bakhtu (note 3) and north of Khesht Pul (note 4), which itself lies at a distance of about 10 km along the road east of Maymana.
Description
Brief description
The cave on the Qezel Qala is a -so to say- cave (note 1) which starts as a small, roundish shaped rock shelter in limstone and continues, on approaching at the left-hand side, in an ascending and narrow but penetrable rift passage, four or five metres long.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | QEZEL QALA,Shu Bakhtu, 2nd (Cave at) | ||
| 11.7 | ZARMAST, Maymana (Cave at) | ||
| 11.7 | ZARMAST POT n° 1 | ||
| 11.7 | ZARMAST POT n° 2 | ||
| 11.7 | LULI (Ghar) | ||
| 25.4 | Dehband Guian (Grotte) | ||
| 30.2 | CHARMGHAR KHANA, Pol-e Kheshti / Pul-i-Khesti (Cave at) | ||
| 102.6 | DIV HISSAR & SINGLAK (Ferrier 1856) (Caves between) | ||
| 109.9 | Boghavi (Cave at) |