Raw data
"A long valley called Kakrak stretches out to the east of the great statues [of Bamyan] and over here there is another statue 18 feet high, which is also surrounded by a group of caves. Frescos removed from some of these caves have been exhibited at the Kabul museum. Kakrak itself is one of the beautiful valleys of Bamyan." Wimalaratne (2004)
"Serial no: 208-002
Kakrak Valley caves including the niche of the standing Buddha
Bamiyan District, Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan
N34 48 59.6 E67 51 04.9 [= Lat 34.81655556 Long 67.85136111 - Note, these coordinates ARE NOT correct, see below - tmc, 13 Jul 2010]"
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/208/multiple=1&unique_number=230
"Kakrak Valley caves are situated ca 3km southeast of the Bamiyan Cliff, and consist of over a hundred caves, dating from 6th to 13th centuries. There are fragments remaining of a 10m tall standing Buddha figure and of a sanctuary with painted decorations from the Sasanian period." UNESCO (2003).
Kakrak, Afghanistan Page
World:Afghanistan:Velayat-e Bamian
Lat 34.8106 Long 67.8467
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/05/Kakrak.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 6, 2010
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Kakrak monastery, AF.
Lat 34.7990 Long 67.8500
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Kakrak monastery - http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/208/multiple=1&unique_number=230
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Afghanistan:Velayat-e Bamian
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
[missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.7990 Long 67.8500 - based on visual identification of the site on the large scale Map of Archaeological Remains (UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2003), and estimating its coordinates via maps.google.com - tmciolek, 13 Jul 2010.
- [Note, due to an UNESCO clerical error the coordinates Lat 34.81656 Long 67.8513 - http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/208/multiple=1&unique_number=230 - ARE NOT CORRECT - tmciolek, 13 Jul 2010]
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
[missing data]
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 34.8106 Long 67.8467 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/05/Kakrak.html
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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Initially Theravada, subsequently Theravada and Mahayana
- Kakrak "seemed to also follow Mahayana Buddhism, from the evidence of their paintings and sculptures." - Anonymous (1997).
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
[missing data]
11. Date-early
- 6th c. CE - UNESCO (2003)
12. Date-intermediate
[missing data]
13. Date-late
- 13th c. CE - UNESCO (2003)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
[missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeological
16. Additional notes
- Over a hundred caves - UNESCO (2003)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
[missing data]
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