BAZAR VALLEY CAVES
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Description
In the Bazar Valley [note 1]… occur very extensive beds of conglomerate and gravel covering the plain to a depth of quite 50 feet [15.24 m] in places and deposited upon upturned edges of the Triassic beds [note 2]. It is in these conglomerates that the numerous cave dwellings [note 3] of the Afridis have been excavated (Glennie, E A circa 1948 s.a. Mss -Preliminary record- after Mem. Geol. S. of I. [1898?] Vol. XXVIII p 114 (not seen).In the Bazar Valley [note 1]… occur very extensive beds of conglomerate and gravel covering the plain to a depth of quite 50 feet [15.24 m] in places and deposited upon upturned edges of the Triassic beds [note 2]. It is in these conglomerates that the numerous cave dwellings [note 3] of the Afridis have been excavated (Glennie, E A circa 1948 s.a. Mss -Preliminary record- after Mem. Geol. S. of I. [1898?] Vol. XXVIII p 114 (not seen).
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Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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3.3 | SPINKAI CAVE | ||
5.0 | SHAKAR TANGI CAVES | ||
5.9 | JANAT GUL KILI | ||
7.5 | SARKHANDAI CAVE | ||
10.3 | KADAM, Khyber (Caves at) | ||
10.3 | SAMAD KHAN (Cave of Mirza) | ||
14.6 | ZERAI GARAI | ||
15.5 | LANDI KHANA | ||
17.6 | Khyber Pass (Caves on the) |