SHUTAR GARDAN karst area
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Description
Huge masses of naked limestone rock cropping out in every direction (MARKHAM 1879a: 48 after Peter Lumsden 1857- 1858) are situated on pass Shutar- Gardan (note 1): From Hazaradarakht [thousand trees] the Shutar-Gardan Pass (Camel's neck) is reached, which crosses the Safid- Koh. The Shutar- Gardan is 11,200 feet [3414 m note 2] above the sea. The descent into the Logar Valley [note 3] is long and steep, with sharp zig-zags. The pass is overhung with huge masses of naked limestone rock cropping out in every direction, and the mountains have a rugged aspect. The country between the Paiwar [note 4] and Shutar-Gardan passes, comprising the Upper Kurram Valley, is called Huryab by Elphinstone [note 5], and is the Iryâb of Tamur's historians [note 2].Huge masses of naked limestone rock cropping out in every direction (MARKHAM 1879a: 48 after Peter Lumsden 1857- 1858) are situated on pass Shutar- Gardan (note 1): From Hazaradarakht [thousand trees] the Shutar-Gardan Pass (Camel's neck) is reached, which crosses the Safid- Koh. The Shutar- Gardan is 11,200 feet [3414 m note 2] above the sea. The descent into the Logar Valley [note 3] is long and steep, with sharp zig-zags. The pass is overhung with huge masses of naked limestone rock cropping out in every direction, and the mountains have a rugged aspect. The country between the Paiwar [note 4] and Shutar-Gardan passes, comprising the Upper Kurram Valley, is called Huryab by Elphinstone [note 5], and is the Iryâb of Tamur's historians [note 2].
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018- Markham, Clements R 1879a.
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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20.9 | BURG, Sorkh Ab (Caves at) | ||
26.8 | SORKH AB 1 (Cave at) | ||
26.8 | SORKH AB 2 (Cave at) | ||
34.1 | SANG-e SURAKH GHAR, Muhhammad Agha | ||
45.8 | Sang-e Surakh, Muhhammad Agha | ||
50.3 | BUDEEABAD & TEZEEN (Caves between) | ||
53.6 | Rustam's Well [Puits de Rustam] | ||
57.7 | KAFTAR GHAR, Sang Novichteh | ||
58.1 | Baba Haji (Ghar-e) |