LALAKHEL (Grotta del)

(ولایت جاغوری - AF)
33.221100,67.594700
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Man-made rock chambers, which were excavated from sandstone -in Buddhist times- and used for religious purposes, are reported (VERARDI 1977) under the title 12. Lâlâkhil (VERARDI 1981 location map), which appears to correspond to the Lalakhel (Red Fort / Castle) marked on AIMS sheet PI42-10 and positioned under the titles Lala Kheyl, Lalah Kheyl and Lalakhel at N33°13'16”: E067°35'41” (WGS84, nima.mil/geonames accessed 28.05.2004). Compare: Caves in the –>Jaghuri Basin.

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History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.3KOH-e EL (Grotta del)
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1.4BAYAK (Grotta del)
1.7BALA KHANA (Grotta del)
2.8TAPA HESAR (Grotta del)
7.0Sangdara (Grotta del)
9.1GAWARGIN (Grotta del)
9.7Shaki Noka (Grotta del)