KLIEHRIAT (Cave near)

(Khliehriat - IN)
25.355600,92.288900
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Coal miners and were shocked by the strong wind (air draught, air current) emitting from the hole they broke by chance into a natural cave (Kharpran Daly, Brian D. 2006.03.10 after Welcome Dkhar, Iawpyngkat, Khliehriat, phone 9436 115 342). SITUATION: At an unidentified location somewhere at in the vicinity of Khliehriat (N25°21'15”: E092°22'18” probably Everest 1830, RAJA RAO 1981: 75), the coal mining town south of Jowai (25°27'N: 92°12'E) on the National Highway NH44 from Shillong (25°34'N: 91°53'E) via Sonapur (25°06'45”N: 92°22'00”E) to Agartala (23°50'11”N: 91°16'30”E) in Tripura State. ETYMOLOGY: The Khasi -ka khlieh- is the head, the top (SINGH, N 1906: 33) and ka riat- means a precipiece, a cliff (SINGH, N 1906: 172).

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History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
4.8KASI (Synrang)
8.1Dulong, Kyndong Tuber (Krem)
8.1Labit, Kyndong Tuber (Synrang)
8.1Rangker, Kyndong Tuber (Krem)
8.4THOHMYRHU, Nongthymmai (Krem)
8.7SYNRANG MYNSHU (Krem)
10.2Umsatai Holes (Breitenbach 2007)
11.4UM THALONG (Krem)
13.4LABIT, Sutnga - Inspection Bungalow (Krem)