Ruined ancient Buddhist temple complex in Pakistan
Kafir Kot
کافرکوٹ (Urdu) کافر کوټ (Pashto)
View of the ruined temple complex at Kafir Kot, 2010
Kafir Kot
Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Kafir Kot
Location within Pakistan
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Location
Dera Ismail Khan District
Region
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Type
Monastery
History
Founded
c. 7th century CE
Cultures
Hindu Shahi
Kafir Kot or Kafirkot (Urdu: کافرکوٹ; Pashto: کافر کوټ) is an ancient Hindu temple complex in the Dera Ismail Khan district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of the ruins of five temples and a large fort. It was an ancient Hindu fort with a famous temple inside its walls. The Kafir Kot complex in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is often referred to as the "northern Kafir Kot" to distinguish it from the "southern Kafir Kot" that is located in the town of Bilot Sharif, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the south.
The remains of Sindhu temple (and the nearby ruins of Mari) are "indications of the existence of a Hindu civilization of considerable importance and antiquity" according to a 1915 issue of the District Gazetteer of Mianwali.[1]
^Extracts from the District & States Gazetteers of the Punjab, Pakistan: Punjab, Pakistan. University of the Punjab. 1976. p. 423. Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
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Punjab and the Potohar plateau, including the nearby Tilla Jogian, and KafirKot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak...
Kushana period. Arches present at Vishnu temples at Deo Baranark, Amb and KafirKot temples from Hindu Shahi period and Hindu temple of Bhitargaon bear testimony...
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unexcavated Harappan site of Hisham Dheri. This indicates that, in some regions, Kot Dijian (such as Rehman Dheri) and Harappan communities coexisted side by...
of Hindu ruins at two separate sites 20 miles apart, jointly known as KafirKot. The region came under the influence of the Nanda Empire of ancient India...
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in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forts Ali Masjid Fort Jamrud Fort Handyside Fort KafirKot Bala Hissar Archaeological sites Aziz Dheri Baho Dheri Bhamala Stupa Jaulian...
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