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<< Text Pages >> Margalla Buddhist Caves - Cave or Rock Shelter in Pakistan

Submitted by bat400 on Sunday, 14 November 2010  Page Views: 5309

Natural PlacesSite Name: Margalla Buddhist Caves
Country: 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:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no 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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Pakistan to preserve 2,400-year-old Buddhist caves in capital by bat400 on Sunday, 14 November 2010
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Submitted by coldrum ---

As the natural beauty of Pakistan 's federal capital Islamabad is fading rapidly due to wide constructions and development activities, the government decided to preserve the archeological beauty of the city by approving a plan to protect the 2,400-year-old caves.

The remains of more than 2,400-year-old Buddhist era are lying silently in the lap of Margalla Hills on the northwestern side of Islamabad as the murals of Buddha appear on the walls of the caves.

At the distance of 15 kilometers 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.

Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), told media that he recently visited the caves and realized the preciousness of the site. He said that he had approved a plan for the conservation of the caves as well as the adjacent garden known as "Saadhu ka Bagh" (garden of Saadhu).

According to official sources, the site would be opened for the tourists in the first quarter of the next year.

For more, see news.xinhuanet.com/a>.
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