Raw data
"154. Nadir Tepe, Balkh
Balkh Province. 3.5 kilometers northwest of Balkh on the road to Kilift.
Date: Kushan and Sassanian period, 1st-7th century AD
(architectural evidence).
A large mound approximately 120 meters square. On top are the remains of a possible stupa base with a stairway to the east, surrounded by a square wall marking a possible monastery.
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Latitude 36.783333° N Longitude 66.850° E"
DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#154 Nadir Tepe)
Input by: tmciolek, Aug 17, 2010
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 27 Jan 2014
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 Nadir Tepe monastery, AF.
Lat 36.783333 Long 66.850
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Nadir Tepe [monastery?] - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#154 Nadir Tepe)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Afghanistan:Velayat-e Balkh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 36.783333 Long 66.850 - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#154 Nadir Tepe)
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Bakhtar http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/30/Balkh.html
- Bkahdi http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/30/Balkh.html
- Balhika http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/30/Balkh.html
- Bactra http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/30/Balkh.html
- Bākhtar http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/30/Balkh.html
- Bactresh http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/30/Balkh.html
- Bamik http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/30/Balkh.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., lat 36.7583 long 66.8989 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/30/Balkh.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- 1st century CE (architectural evidence) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#154 Nadir Tepe)
MBM chrono-tag <=0200 - tmciolek 27 Jan 2014
<=0200 0200-32c 0233-66c 0267-99c 0300-32c 0333-66c 0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32p 0633-66p 0667-99p dated-ex
12. Date-intermediate
- 7th century CE (architectural evidence) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#154 Nadir Tepe)
MBM chrono-tag 0600-32p 0633-66p 0667-99p - tmciolek 27 Jan 2014
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
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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