LANDI KHANA

(Khyber Agency - PK)
34.113100,71.106900
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A somewhat triangular entrance (note 1), estimated to be about 5 m wide and 6 m high, gives access to an apparently natural (modified?) cave with a more or less level floor. SITUATION: At the place Landi Khana on the pass called Landi Kotal (note 2), and a few metres from a small creek (Landi Khana Khwar?) on the western / Afghanistan side of the Khyber Pass (Kowtal-e Keiber, Khaeber, Khaibar, Khaybar, Kyber).A somewhat triangular entrance (note 1), estimated to be about 5 m wide and 6 m high, gives access to an apparently natural (modified?) cave with a more or less level floor. SITUATION: At the place Landi Khana on the pass called Landi Kotal (note 2), and a few metres from a small creek (Landi Khana Khwar?) on the western / Afghanistan side of the Khyber Pass (Kowtal-e Keiber, Khaeber, Khaibar, Khaybar, Kyber).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

Histoire

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1878.11.23: Sir Samuel Browne and staff bivouacked [LUNDI KHANA 1879]. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
10.7Khyber Pass (Caves on the)
12.1KHANAKAI CAVE
13.6KADAM, Khyber (Caves at)
13.6SAMAD KHAN (Cave of Mirza)
13.7JANAT GUL KILI
15.5BAZAR VALLEY CAVES
15.9SARKHANDAI CAVE
16.2SHAKAR TANGI CAVES
16.4SPINKAI CAVE