Fondukistan monastery
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The Fondukistan monastery was a Buddhist monastery located at the very top of a conical hill[2] next to the Ghorband Valley, Parwan Province, about 50 kilometers northwest of Kabul. The monastery dates to the early 8th century CE, with a terminus post quem in 689 CE obtained through numismatic evidence, so that the Buddhist art of the site has been estimated to around 700 CE.[3][4] This is the only secure date for this artistic period in the Hindu Kush, and it serves as an important chronological reference point.[4]
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Coordinates | 34.969591°N 68.876891°E / 34.969591; 68.876891 |
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Type | Monastery |
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