🧿 Minar-i Chakri

Afghanistan · Asia · 34.58°N, 69.28°E

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Minar-i Chakri
Minar-i Chakri was a pillar made of carved stones on an elevation of 2500m, 16 kilometers southeast of Kabul in Afghanistan. It was 28.5 meters high and was one of Buddhist buildings which at the time of the Kushan Empire was built in the area of Kabultals. Minar-i Chakri was built in the 1st century AD and was heavily damaged during the Afghan Civil war. In March 1998 it collapsed, falling to the south-west. The pedestal and brick debris remain visible in satellite imagery.

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Quick facts

CountryAfghanistan
Continent / regionAsia
Coordinates (approx.)34.58°N, 69.28°E · view on map

Minar-i Chakri is located in Afghanistan, in Asia.

More archaeological sites in Afghanistan

Ai-Khanoum · Alexandria in the Caucasus · Buddhas of Bamiyan · Chil Zena · Darra-e Kur · Fondukistan monastery · Fort of Bost · Haji Piyada Mosque · Kabul hoard · Khair Khaneh.

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