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"115. Kama Dakka
See Dakka
Ningrahar Province. Approximately eight kilometers northwest of the Khyber Pass, between the Jalalabad-Turkham road and the Kabul River.
Date: Early Kushan, 1st century AD (stylistic evidence)
Late Sassanian, 6th-7th century (stylistic)
Accidental discovery of a fragmentary carved stone (schist) relief depicting the right footprint of Buddha, decorated with swastikas. Subsequent excavations revealed the remains of a Buddhist monastery and a stucco Buddha head.
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Latitude 34.21667º N Longitude 71.11667º E"
DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#115 Kama Dakka)
Input by: tmciolek, Aug 17, 2010
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Kama Dakka monastery, AF.
Lat 34.21667 Long 71.11667
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Kama Dakka monastery - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#115 Kama Dakka)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Afghanistan:Velayat-e Nangarhar
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
[missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.21667 Long 71.11667 - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#115 Kama Dakka)
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Kamah Dakah - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Kamah_Dakah.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Kama Daka - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Kamah_Dakah.html
- Kam Dakka - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Kamah_Dakah.html
- Kama Ḏaka - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Kamah_Dakah.html
- Kamdakka - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Kamah_Dakah.html
- Kamah Ḏakah - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Kamah_Dakah.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 34.2275 Long 71.1197 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Kamah_Dakah.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
[missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 1st century CE (stylistic evidence) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#115 Kama Dakka)
12. Date-intermediate
- 6th-7th century CE (stylistic) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#115 Kama Dakka)
13. Date-late
[missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
[missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Archaeological
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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