Enterance shaft of ..

Enterance shaft of ..

Sir cave, Sir village, Bardaskan, Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. photo by : Vahid Ashrafi, Nov 2008. www.oajclimbing.com
Vahid Ashrafi
on Nov 16, 2008 12:12 am
Image ID: 463622

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nader

nader - Nov 17, 2008 9:23 am - Voted 10/10

Mine?

Did this use to be a mine? looks perfectly square.

Vahid Ashrafi

Vahid Ashrafi - Nov 17, 2008 10:14 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Mine?

That is a man-made shaft for entering to the cave. Some years ago (Hasan Sabah period), some people lived in the cave and this shaft was their hidden enterance to the cave! Its height is about 11 m.

nader

nader - Nov 17, 2008 10:21 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Mine?

Wow

Hasan Sabah? seems like they were all over the country, Alamoot, Khorasan...

Thanks for the info.

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