Kuh-i Muri monastery, (towards) Golbahar, Velayat-e Parvan, AF

Raw data

"132. Kuh-i Muri
Variant Name: Kham-i Zargar
Kapisa Province. Nine kilometers southeast of Gulbahar at the foot of the Kuh-i Kham-i Zargar.
Date: Kushano-Sassanian, 4th century AD (stylistic, ceramic evidence)
Remains of a stupa on a hill 20-25 meters high. It is surrounded by several votive stupas and has an associated monastery down below, of three possible building periods. Construction is of diaper masonry.
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Latitude 35.11667º ° N Longitude 69.36667º E"
DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#132 Kuh-i Muri)

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 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Kuh-i Muri monastery, AF.

General location of the Kuh-i Muri monastery, AF.
Lat 35.11667 Long 69.36667
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.


Google Map link:

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Kuh-i Muri monastery - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#132 Kuh-i Muri)

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • Afghanistan:Velayat-e Parvan

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

  • Kham-i Zargar

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx., Lat 35.11667 Long 69.36667 - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#132 Kuh-i Muri)

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

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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

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

  • 4th century CE (stylistic, ceramic evidence) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#132 Kuh-i Muri)

12. Date-intermediate

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13. Date-late

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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • Archaeological

16. Additional notes

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