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Surkh Kotal |
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| Other name(s) |
Chashma-i Shir |
| Modern name(s) |
Surkh Kotal |
| Region |
Asia : Central Asia |
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| Latitude |
36.03607643 N |
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| Longitude |
68.5891813 E |
| Status |
Accurate location |
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| Info |
Location of monumental constructions made during the rule of the Kushans. Huge temples, statues of Kushan rulers and the Surkh Kotal inscription, which revealed part of the chronology (another fragment of that chronology was found on the Rabatak inscription found nearby) of early Kushan emperors (also called Great Kushans) were all found there. |
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| Excavation |
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| The site of Surkh Kotal, excavated between 1952 and 1966 by Prof. Schlumberger of the Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan, is the main site excavated of the Kushan Empire. |
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36.036076, 68.589181 === 36.036076 N, 68.589181 E === 36° 2' 9.9" N, 68° 35' 21.1" E |
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ID 452, created 1 Apr 2012, 12:33, Last changed 1 Apr 2012, 12:33 |
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