SHIPANA GHARA, Pathan Kote

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A cave (note 1) surveyed to a length of 87 m at a vertical range of plus or minus 7 m (Brooks 2006.10.27 Mss: Survey Summary 2006.xls) consists of an impressive cave entrance and a good sized chamber, which was understood to yield somewhat larger accumulated totals of lengthwise measured distances. SITUATION 1: According to leading Chiltan Adventurers and officials of the Pakistan Cave Reaserch Association lies this cave somewhere at, on, or near a certain Phatan Coat Mountain [Muhammad Ali Mandokhail 2003.01 Mss] or Pathan koat Village, Loralai District [Hayatullah -Hayat- Durrani Khan 2003.05.18 Mss] which appears to correspond to the village of Pathan Kot or Pathan Kote (note 2). SITUATION 2: According to Simon J. Brooks, of all people in charge of training the Chiltan Adventurers in the art of Cave Surveying and Recording (Brooks, S J 2006.10.27 Cave Exploration in Pak#43C.doc), the Pathan Coat Ghara (Cave), AKA Shipana Ghara (Shepherds Cave) … nearer to Loralia itself than the si caves called –>Draggi Ghara which themselves in a curious Draggi Valley that lies at an unspecified distance in an unspecified direction from Loralai. CAVE DESCRIPTION 1 (Muhammad Ali Mandokhail 2003.01 Mss): 45 m long, Phatan Coat Mountain. CAVE DESCRIPTION 2 (Hayatullah -Hayat- Durrani Khan 2003.05.18 Mss): Pathan koat Village, Loralai District, Shpana Cave, Long 16 m, H: 4 m, W: 7 m, Entrance: 6¥10 feet. CAVE DESCRIPTION 3 (Brooks, S J 2006.10.27 Cave Exploration in Pak#43C.doc): Pathan Coat Ghara (Cave), AKA Shipana Ghara (Shepherds Cave) proved to be somewhat larger with 87m of passage an impressive entrance and a good sized chamber.A cave (note 1) surveyed to a length of 87 m at a vertical range of plus or minus 7 m (Brooks 2006.10.27 Mss: Survey Summary 2006.xls) consists of an impressive cave entrance and a good sized chamber, which was understood to yield somewhat larger accumulated totals of lengthwise measured distances. SITUATION 1: According to leading Chiltan Adventurers and officials of the Pakistan Cave Reaserch Association lies this cave somewhere at, on, or near a certain Phatan Coat Mountain [Muhammad Ali Mandokhail 2003.01 Mss] or Pathan koat Village, Loralai District [Hayatullah -Hayat- Durrani Khan 2003.05.18 Mss] which appears to correspond to the village of Pathan Kot or Pathan Kote (note 2). SITUATION 2: According to Simon J. Brooks, of all people in charge of training the Chiltan Adventurers in the art of Cave Surveying and Recording (Brooks, S J 2006.10.27 Cave Exploration in Pak#43C.doc), the Pathan Coat Ghara (Cave), AKA Shipana Ghara (Shepherds Cave) … nearer to Loralia itself than the si caves called –>Draggi Ghara which themselves in a curious Draggi Valley that lies at an unspecified distance in an unspecified direction from Loralai. CAVE DESCRIPTION 1 (Muhammad Ali Mandokhail 2003.01 Mss): 45 m long, Phatan Coat Mountain. CAVE DESCRIPTION 2 (Hayatullah -Hayat- Durrani Khan 2003.05.18 Mss): Pathan koat Village, Loralai District, Shpana Cave, Long 16 m, H: 4 m, W: 7 m, Entrance: 6¥10 feet. CAVE DESCRIPTION 3 (Brooks, S J 2006.10.27 Cave Exploration in Pak#43C.doc): Pathan Coat Ghara (Cave), AKA Shipana Ghara (Shepherds Cave) proved to be somewhat larger with 87m of passage an impressive entrance and a good sized chamber.