KARUKH DWAR
34.450000,63.550000
Description
The rare case of an arboreal 'dwar' (note 1) reports SYKES (1934: 329) from the famous and delightful shrine [no name mentioned] at Karokh (note 2) where the garden (note 3) is distinguished among other things by two trees growing closely together, and to pass through the narrow interval between them is humorously supposed to be a sign of virtue.The rare case of an arboreal 'dwar' (note 1) reports SYKES (1934: 329) from the famous and delightful shrine [no name mentioned] at Karokh (note 2) where the garden (note 3) is distinguished among other things by two trees growing closely together, and to pass through the narrow interval between them is humorously supposed to be a sign of virtue.
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018- Byron, Robert 1937 edited 1950; Sykes, Christopher 1934.
Histoire
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1933: Christopher SYKES (1934: 329) and Robert BYRON (1937 edited 1950) enjoyed squeezing through a gap between two trees, held a lecture at the Royal Geographical Society (London, Kensington Gore) and wrote a book.
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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0.5 | Dahan-i- Ghar, Karukh | ||
20.6 | CHESHT-e SHARIF (Cave at) | ||
40.8 | CHEHEL DOKHTARAN, Qadis 1 (Cave of the) | ||
40.8 | QADIS VIEW CAVES, Mourehzar | ||
40.8 | CHEHEL DOKHTARAN, Qadis, 2nd (Cave of the) | ||
76.6 | DARRAH-i- BUM (Cave at) | ||
108.2 | BALA MURGHAB (Lindberg 1949) (Caves at) | ||
118.4 | BALA MURGHAB (Simpson 1886), 2nd (Caves at) | ||
118.4 | Bala Murghab (Caves at) |