Kalai Ghamai monastery, (near) Qal'eh-ye-Ghamay, Velayat-e Bamian, AF

Raw data

"North west of Bamiyan there is yet another attractive valley called Foladi. This lies at the foot of Kohibaba and is also the name of a pass at one point there. Here a group of Buddhist Grottoes were discovered in this valley, the walls and specially the ceilings of which are covered with very beautiful frescoes." Wimalaratne (2004)

"Serial no: 208-004
Kalai Ghamai Caves in the Fuladi Valley
Bamiyan District, Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan
N34 49 13.6 E 67 47 14.5 [= Lat 34.82044444 Long 67.78736111 Note, these coordinates ARE NOT correct, see below - tmc, 13 Jul 2010]"

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/208/multiple=1&unique_number=230

"065. Fuladi
[…]
Bamiyan Province. A side valley branching off the main Bamiyan Valley. Fuladi is located 2 kilometers from the town [i.e. Bamiyan - tmc, 10 Jul 2010] […].
Fuladi Dates: Hephthalo-Sasanian, 5th-7th century AD (stylistic evidence);
           Turk or pre-Mongol Islamic, 7th-13th century (architectural evidence).
[…]
Fuladi: A complex of some 30 artificial caves. Many have tunnel-like passageways connecting them to watch-towers on the hills above. Some have decorations of "lantern" ceilings and frescos. There is also a line of later fortifications along the valley as far as Manãra, guarding the approach to the Bamiyan Valley from the south.
[…] Latitude 34.8º N Longitude 67.8º E"
- DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#065 Fuladi)

Qal`eh-ye-Ghamay, Afghanistan Page
Other names: Kalayi-Gamay,Qal‘a-i-Ghamay,Qal`a-i-Ghamay,Qal‘eh-ye-Ghamay
World:Afghanistan:Velayat-e Bamian
Latitude 34.8033 Longitude 67.7883
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/05/QalehyeGhamay.html

Menareh, Afghanistan Page
Other names: Monara,Munara,Monāreh,Monaṟa,Monareh,Menāreh
World:Afghanistan:Velayat-e Bamian
Latitude 34.7911 Longitude 67.7703
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/05/Menareh.html

Input by: tmciolek, Jul 6, 2010

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 20 May 2013

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Kalai Ghamai monastery, AF.

General location of the Kalai Ghamai monastery, AF.
Lat 34.8030 Long 67.7820
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.8030+67.7820+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Kalai%20Ghamai%20monastery,%20AF)&ll=34.8030,67.7820&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en


Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name


2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • Afghanistan:Velayat-e Bamian

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

  • Fuladi monastery (Note: this name also includes the nearby Deh-i Ahangaran monastery) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#065 Fuladi)

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx., Lat 34.8030 Long 67.7820 - 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.

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries


6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village


7. The settlement's alternative/historical names


8. The settlement's coordinates


9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

  • [missing data]

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

  • [missing data].

11. Date-early

  • Hephthalo-Sasanian, 5th-7th century AD (stylistic evidence) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#065 Fuladi)
  • MBM chrono-tag 0400-32p 0433-66p 0467-99p 0500-32p 0533-66p 0567-99p 0600-32p 0633-66p 0667-99p - tmciolek 20 May 2013
  • 0400-32p 0433-66p 0467-99p 0500-32p 0533-66p 0567-99p 0600-32p 0633-66p 0667-99p 0700-32p 0733-66p 0767-99p 0800-32p 0833-66p 0867-99p 0900-32p 0933-66p 0967-99p 1000-32p 1033-66p 1067-99p 1100-32p 1133-66p 1167-99p 1200=> dated-el

12. Date-intermediate

  • [missing data]

13. Date-late

  • Turk or pre-Mongol Islamic, 7th-13th century (architectural evidence) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#065 Fuladi)
  • MBM chrono-tag 0600-32p 0633-66p 0667-99p 0700-32p 0733-66p 0767-99p 0800-32p 0833-66p 0867-99p 0900-32p 0933-66p 0967-99p 1000-32p 1033-66p 1067-99p 1100-32p 1133-66p 1167-99p 1200=> - tmciolek 20 May 2013

14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

  • [missing data]

15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • [missing data]

16. Additional notes

  • [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)….

17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

  • [missing data]

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