Raw data
Stupa at Shewaki - http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1500_1599/babur/stupas/stupas.html
"192. Shiwaki
Variant Names: Shewaki, Burj-i Kemri, Qal’a-i Mufti, Sanjit Darra.
Kabul Province. 11 kilometers south of Kabul at the foot of the mountains near the village of Yakhdarra, five kilometers southeast of the village of Shiwaki.
Dates: Kushan period, 1st-3rd century AD (architectural, numismatic,
stylistic evidence);
Hephthalite & Turki Shahi, 5th-9th century (ceramic);
Hindu Shahi, 10th century (numismatic).
Remains of a stupa and at least one monastery enclosure, covering a wide area. The stupa has a well-preserved frieze of alternating pilasters and blind arches. Inside was a steatite vase with a Kharoshthi inscription, some gold Kushan coins and a Roman coin of Trajan. In 1970 a silver Hindu Shahi coin hoard was found at Shiwaki.
Lat 34.433333 N Long 69.283333 E."
- DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#192 Shiwaki)
Yakhdarreh, Afghanistan Page
Other names: Yakhdara,Yakhḏara
World:Afghanistan:Velayat-e Kabol
Lat 34.4356 Long 69.2697
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Yakhdarreh.html
Sewaki, Afghanistan Page
Other names: Shevaki,Šēwaki,Sēwaki
World:Afghanistan:Velayat-e Kabol
Lat 34.4600 Long 69.2297
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Sewaki.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 16, 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 Shewaki monastery, AF.
Lat 34.433333 Long 69.283333
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Shewaki monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Afghanistan:Velayat-e Kabol
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.433333 N Long 69.283333 - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#192 Shiwaki)
- Approx, Lat 34.4356 Long 69.2697 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Yakhdarreh.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Surkh Minar monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Kabol - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Kubha http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Kabura - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Caubul - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Kābol - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Cabool - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Kaboul - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Cabul - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 34.5167 Long 69.1833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- Kushan period, 1st-3rd century AD (architectural, numismatic, stylistic evidence) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#192 Shiwaki)
12. Date-intermediate
- Hephthalite & Turki Shahi, 5th-9th century (ceramic) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#192 Shiwaki)
13. Date-late
- Hindu Shahi, 10th century (numismatic) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#192 Shiwaki)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
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16. Additional notes
[missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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