Raw data
"Even so, Bactria appears to have prospered during the Kushan period. Thanks to trade expansion made possible by the prevalence of peace, Bactra became a major commercial center. The city was one of the chief halts on the silk road and the crossroads of routes leading westward to Marv, northward to Termeḏ, Čaḡānīān, and Kāšgar, and south-eastward to Kondūz, Sorḵ Kotal, Begrām, and thence to India. People were able and willing to travel, and among them were Indian monks who brought the religion of the Buddha to Bactria with the encouragement, so it seems, of the powerful Kushan king Kanishka. Numerous monasteries were founded in the region at that time: at Termeḏ (Qara Tepe), Zar Tepe, Kondūz, Bāmīān, Begrām, and elsewhere. […] Zar Tepe on the right bank of the Oxus" - Leriche & Grenet (1988).
"The Buddhist chapel and a stupa at Zar Tepe (25 km from Termez) should also be mentioned" - Melikian-Chirvani (n.d.)
"Approximately 26 kilometers northwest of Termez in southern Uzbekistan is the site of Zar-Tepe, a fortified settlement dating from the Kushan period (1st-3rd centuries A.D.)" - Niekum (2002).
Architectural & Archeological Monuments - Urkhandarya Province - Anghor
Balalyk Tepe - Castles of feudal period (5th to 7th AD)
Djumalak Tepe (5th to 6th century)
Khaidarabad Settlement (1st to 4th century)
Zar Tepe Settlement (3rd century BC)
http://sitara.com/Uzbek/art.html
Most likely it is NOT a place called Zortepa, Uzbekistan Page
World:Uzbekistan:Surxondaryo Viloyati, Lat 37.4433 Long 67.3894
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UZ/12/Zortepa.html
Input by: tmciolek, Aug 30, 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.
General location of the Zar Tepe monastery, UZ.
Lat 37.5333 Long 67.1167
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Zar Tepe monastery - Leriche & Grenet (1988).
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Uzbekistan:Surxondaryo Viloyati
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Zar-Tepe - Niekum (2002)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx, Lat 37.5333 Long 67.1167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UZ/12/Angor.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Anghor - http://sitara.com/Uzbek/art.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 37.5333 Long 67.1167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UZ/12/Angor.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 1st-3rd centuries CE - (Niekum 2002)
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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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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