HISSAR TAHKHANA
29.166700,75.733300
Description
»The palace of Sultan Feroze stands in what was the centre of the city [note 1], and has very extensive subterranean apartments« (HAMILTON, W 1828, 1: 661). CAVE LIFE: »Within the Indian limit, the northernmost recorded distribution of this species [fulveous leaf-nosed fruit bat, Chiroptera: Hipposiderus fulvus Gray 1838] is Hissar (29°10'N & 75°45'E) in Haryana (Siddiqi 1961)« (SAIKIA, SHARMA & SHARMA 2006: 2197).
NOTE 1: Hissar, town at N29°10': E075°44' (Everest 1830, IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 13: 155) or at N29°10': E075°43' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) is shown in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 10 A4) at a travelling distance of 170 km from Delhi along the National Highway NH10 approximately north-west via Rohtak and Hansi.
Documents
Bibliography 29/03/2016- Balfour, Edward, 1885, 1968; Hamilton, Walter 1828; Imperial Gazetteer 1907-1909.
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118.4 | JHARAUTI SHELTER 1 | ||
| 118.4 | JHARAUTI SHELTER 2 | ||
| 162.5 | NANOD SHELTERS | ||
| 162.5 | GUNA CAVE (Oliphant 1852) | ||
| 193.1 | MAHUMUD HADJEE SHAH (Well of Meer) | ||
| 202.0 | NEK CHAND ROCK GARDEN GROTTOES | ||
| 214.2 | Bhimkund, Pinjaur | ||
| 227.1 | MARKANDEYA, Bilaspur: Makri (Cave of) | ||
| 228.8 | Thour Clefts |