Ancient & archaeological sites in Afghanistan
Detourmap maps 19 ancient & archaeological sites worth the detour in Afghanistan — ruins, stone circles, dolmens, pyramids, hillforts. The best known is Buddhas of Bamiyan. All of them are listed below. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Alexandria on the Caucasus
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Colony of Alexander the Great on the Hindu-Kush mountains
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Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription
Ancient & megalithic · 3rd century BC · Hidden gem
Edict of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Afghanistan
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Kabul hoard
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
A coin hoard discovered in the vicinity of Kabul, Afghanistan in 1933 that contained numerous Achaemenid coins as well as many Greek coins from the 5th and 4th…
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Minar-i Chakri
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Pillar made of carved stones on an elevation of 16 kilometers southeast of Kabul in Afghanistan
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Chil Zena
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Mountainous outcrop at the western limit of the city of Kandahar
