CHESHT-e SHARIF (Cave at)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified cave at (or near?) the town (or in the district?) of Tchicht- Sherif recorded LINDBERG (1949a: 39) along with the caves at –>Obe and in –>Ghorat under the common header Turkestan Afghan et Nord-Ouest, 3° but never came back to it. SITUATION: The small town of Chesht (N34°21'12”: E063°44'28” WGS84, nima.mil/geonames accessed 28.05.2004) on the Hari Rud, because of the location of Sufi shrines in that place called Chesht-e Sharif (ADAMEC 1991: 56).ETYMOLOGY: So far, I saw the name of this town called, spelled, transcribed or edited as Ceste Sarif nima.mil/geonames (accessed 28.05.2004) Chesht-e Sharif ADAMEC (1991: 56), nima.mil/geonames (accessed 28.05.2004) Chest-e Sharif nima.mil/geonames (accessed 28.05.2004) Khvajeh Chesht nima.mil/geonames (accessed 28.05.2004) Khwaja Chist nima.mil/geonames (accessed 28.05.2004) Qaryeh-ye Chest-e Sharif nima.mil/geonames (accessed 28.05.2004) Tchicht-Sherif LINDBERG (1949a: 39).