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Natural PlacesSite Name: Margalla Buddhist CavesCountry: Pakistan
NOTE: This site is 8.596 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Islamabad
Latitude: 33.740000N Longitude: 72.981000E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Cave or Rock Shelter in Pakastan.2,400-year-old Buddhist murals on the walls of the caves in the Margalla Hills, northwest of Islamabad. The caves are 15 km from the city's main entrance on western side, the site needs immediate attention of Department of Archeology and Museums as it possesses the relics of Buddhist times.
The caves are located near the "Saadhu ka Bagh" (garden of Saadhu).
The location given in this article is a very rough, general location.
The site is planned for tourist access in 2011.
Note: Pakistan to preserve 2,400-year-old Buddhist caves in capital
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