GONDRANI (Caves at)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Man-made rock chambers have been reported from the curious cave-city of Gondrani, [where] the cave dwellings … [have been] hewn out of the solid conglomerate rock (note 1). They are possibly of Buddhist origin (note 2) or even clearly Buddhist (note 3). Compare the caves at –>Las Bela (Beila, Bela, Las Baila). SITUATION: About 20 km or so northwest of Las Bela (26°14'N: 66°19'E), at Gondrani (26°23'40”N: 66°12'50”E), a hill about one or two kilometers west-southwest of Rughan Shahr (Shehar-e-Roghnan), a village on road from Las Bela to Khuzdar (N27°48': E066°37').Man-made rock chambers have been reported from the curious cave-city of Gondrani, [where] the cave dwellings … [have been] hewn out of the solid conglomerate rock (note 1). They are possibly of Buddhist origin (note 2) or even clearly Buddhist (note 3). Compare the caves at –>Las Bela (Beila, Bela, Las Baila). SITUATION: About 20 km or so northwest of Las Bela (26°14'N: 66°19'E), at Gondrani (26°23'40”N: 66°12'50”E), a hill about one or two kilometers west-southwest of Rughan Shahr (Shehar-e-Roghnan), a village on road from Las Bela to Khuzdar (N27°48': E066°37').