BARIK AB (Vigne 1840) (Caves at)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Man-made rock chambers at a place called Barik Ab (note 1), which lies somewhere on the Sokta Chenar road (note 2) from Kabul to the Khyber Pass, were used as resting places for travellers (note 3): We halted at a place called Barik Ab, a regular resting place for travellers; there are caves hollowed in the bank [of the river Barik] for their accomodation (VIGNE 1840: 229-230).Man-made rock chambers at a place called Barik Ab (note 1), which lies somewhere on the Sokta Chenar road (note 2) from Kabul to the Khyber Pass, were used as resting places for travellers (note 3): We halted at a place called Barik Ab, a regular resting place for travellers; there are caves hollowed in the bank [of the river Barik] for their accomodation (VIGNE 1840: 229-230).