Fondukistan monastery

Fondukistan monastery
View of the Fondukistan monastery on top of a conical mountain next to the Ghorband Valley, taken by French archaeologists Joseph Hackin (1886–1941) and Jean Carl (? - 1941), during their excavation campaign from 1933 to 1940.
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Fondukistan monastery (Hindu-Kush)
Fondukistan monastery (South Asia)
Fondukistan monastery (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates34°58′11″N 68°52′37″E / 34.969591°N 68.876891°E / 34.969591; 68.876891
TypeMonastery

The Fondukistan monastery was a Buddhist monastery located at the very top of a conical hill 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. This is the only secure date for this artistic period in the Hindu Kush, and it serves as an important chronological reference point.

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