THAKOOR DWARA (Caves near)
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Description
An unidentified number of inhabitable but otherwise unspecified caves or rude holes (HERVEY 1853, 1: 172) of which nothing is known except that they have been looked at on 17th July 1850. SITUATION: Somewhere in the vicinity of a village called Gheea, or Gya (country of Ladak) where there is an odd-looking building, like an eagle's nest, called the Thâkoor Dwâra (note 1) and in a setting near the banks of the river (HERVEY 1853, 1: 172) of which the name given … is Teenung Tokpo [note 2], and it joins the Singhey Choo (or Indus), a few miles further down the valley [note 3], at Oopshee [note 4] (HERVEY 1853, 1: 171). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use troglodyte homing, … and in these rude holes, we were told, that homeless travellers sojourned (HERVEY 1853, 1: 172).An unidentified number of inhabitable but otherwise unspecified caves or rude holes (HERVEY 1853, 1: 172) of which nothing is known except that they have been looked at on 17th July 1850. SITUATION: Somewhere in the vicinity of a village called Gheea, or Gya (country of Ladak) where there is an odd-looking building, like an eagle's nest, called the Thâkoor Dwâra (note 1) and in a setting near the banks of the river (HERVEY 1853, 1: 172) of which the name given … is Teenung Tokpo [note 2], and it joins the Singhey Choo (or Indus), a few miles further down the valley [note 3], at Oopshee [note 4] (HERVEY 1853, 1: 171). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use troglodyte homing, … and in these rude holes, we were told, that homeless travellers sojourned (HERVEY 1853, 1: 172).
Histoire
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 17th July 1850 … We also went to see some caves, near the banks of the river (HERVEY 1853, 1: 172).
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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27.8 | KOTSANG PHUG, Hemis | ||
38.2 | TAKTOK (Caves at) | ||
38.2 | PADMASAMBHAVA PHUG, Taktok | ||
45.9 | PHARKA GOMPA | ||
45.9 | CHEMREY GOMPA, Chimre | ||
46.7 | THIKSEY GOMPA (Caves at) | ||
127.1 | PANAMIK SPRINGS | ||
768.4 | PANGU KHOLA SHELTER | ||
996.4 | Qizil Ming Öy |