MUMMIYA GHAR, Or Dobolagh
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Description
A triangular cave entrance (up to 2 m wide, 1.5 m high and about 4 m long) gives access to a small talus cave (note 1) with an impenetrable continuation on the left-hand side. CAVE CONTENTS: Small roundish speleothems (concrétions granulées). The floor consists of yellowish coloured earth (terre). The guide said it contains -bitumen.- SITUATION: This cave lies about 40vertical metres above the adjacent plain and near the summit of a small limestone hill (without recognised name) which is characterised by water rising from four (karst?) springs at its foot. The hill lies somewhere near Or Dobolagh (note 2), a small town placed at a distance of 125 km (along the motorable road) from Kandahar (note 3) via Dahlah (note 4) to Tirine (Vahnaï) (note 5).A triangular cave entrance (up to 2 m wide, 1.5 m high and about 4 m long) gives access to a small talus cave (note 1) with an impenetrable continuation on the left-hand side. CAVE CONTENTS: Small roundish speleothems (concrétions granulées). The floor consists of yellowish coloured earth (terre). The guide said it contains -bitumen.- SITUATION: This cave lies about 40vertical metres above the adjacent plain and near the summit of a small limestone hill (without recognised name) which is characterised by water rising from four (karst?) springs at its foot. The hill lies somewhere near Or Dobolagh (note 2), a small town placed at a distance of 125 km (along the motorable road) from Kandahar (note 3) via Dahlah (note 4) to Tirine (Vahnaï) (note 5).
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
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41.4 | KAFIR QAL'EH, Tirine / Vahnaï (Grottes de) | ||
73.0 | De Jyalizi Mene Cave | ||
76.6 | Borankhel Mene Cave | ||
79.1 | MOHAMMAD SAFIG MENA (Cave of) | ||
80.7 | Soltan Menah (Cave of) | ||
95.7 | MARGHUNDAY (Cave on the) | ||
146.3 | PIROKEL 1 (Cave at) | ||
146.3 | PIROKEL 2 (Cave at) | ||
146.3 | PIROKEL 3 (Cave at) |