Shewaki Stupa

Shewaki Stupa
Annemarie Schwarzenbach · Public domain

(1st–5th c. AD) Shewaki is a village in Bagrami District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan, near Koh e Hindaki and Munar e Chakari mountains [1]. The site contains Shahbahar (King's Vihara), a religious complex that functioned as a Buddhist stupa during the Kushan dynasty and later as a Hindu temple under the Kabul Shahi rulers [2].

TypeTemple complex
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryAfghanistan
Coordinates34.4502° N, 69.2167° E

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