Archaeological sites in Afghanistan
41 archaeological sites in Afghanistan. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Ai-Khanoum Ai-Khanoum (meaning 'Lady Moon', Uzbek: Oyxonim) is the archaeological site of a Hellenist… Alexandria Arachosia Alexandria in Arachosia (Ἀ Ἀ), also known as Alexandropolis (Ἀ), was a city in ancient tim… Alexandria Ariana Alexandria Ariana was a settlement founded by Alexander the Great in 330 BC during his inv… Alexandria Prophthasia Alexandria Prophthasia, also known as Alexandria in Drangiana, was one of the seventy-plus… Alexandria on the Caucasus Alexandria in the Caucasus (Ἀ Alexándreia, medieval Kapisa, modern Bagram) was a colony of… Artacoana Artacoana (Ἀ) or Artacana or Articaudna (Ἀ) or Chortacana or Artacaena, name of the capita… Bagram Hoard The Treasure of Begram or Begram Hoard is a group of artifacts from the 1st-2nd century CE… Buddhas of Bamiyan The Buddhas of Bamiyan (Pashto, Dari: ) were two monumental Buddhist reliefs in the Bamiy… Chil Zena Chil Zena ("Forty steps"), also Chilzina or Chehel Zina, is a mountainous outcrop at the w… Darra-e Kur Darra-e Kūr or Bābā Darwīsh, is an archaeological site in Badakhshan province in Afghanist… Dilberjin Tepe Dilberjin Tepe, also Dilberjin or Delbarjin, is the modern name for the remains of an anci… Emchi-Tepe Yemshi Tepe, also Emchi-Tepe or Imshik, is an ancient circular fortress in Afghanistan, 5 … Euthydemia Euthymedia or Euthydemia was the ancient city of Sagala belonging to the Bactrian Dynasty,… Fondukistan Monestary The Fondukistan monastery was a Buddhist monastery located at the very top of a conical hi… Haji Piyada The Haji Piyada Mosque (Dari, lit. 'Mosque of the walking pilgrim') or Noh Gonbad Mosque (… Kabul hoard The Kabul hoard, also called the Chaman Hazouri, Chaman Hazouri or Tchamani-i Hazouri hoar… Khair Khaneh Khair Khaneh is an archaeological site located near Kabul, Afghanistan that was excavated … Kutlug-Tepe Lashkari Bazar Lashkari Bazar ("military market", locally known as Qala-e-Kohna "Old castle") was a palat… Mes Aynak Mes Aynak (Pashto/, meaning "little source of copper"), also transliterated as Mis Ainak o… Minar-i Chakri Minar-i Chakri was a pillar made of carved stones on an elevation of 2500m, 16 kilometers … Minaret of Jam The Minaret of Jam (Pashto, Dari) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Afghanistan. … Mousallah Complex The Musalla complex (Pashto, Dari, lit. 'prayer complex'), also known as the Musallah comp… Mundigak Mundigak (Pashto) is an archaeological site in Kandahar province in Afghanistan. During th… Nagara Nagara, also known as Dionysopolis, was an ancient city in the northwest part of India int… Nava Vihara The Naw Bahar (lit. 'New Monastery, or New Spring') were two Buddhist monasteries close to… Old Kandahar Old Kandahar (locally known as Zorr Shaar, Pashto, lit. 'Old City', also Shahr-i-Kona, Dar… Ortospana Ortospana (Ὀ) or Cabura was an ancient city of Bactriana, which there is good reason for s… Paitava Paitava was a Buddhist monastery located in modern Afghanistan. It was positioned together… Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III The Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III is a Ghaznavid palace in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The palace w… Qala-e-Bost The Fort of Bost, locally referred to as Qala-e-Bost (Dari, Pashto), is a fortification ne… Rigvedic rivers The Rigveda refers to a number of rivers located in the northwestern Indian subcontinent, … Said Qala Tepe Said Qala Tepe is an archaeological site near Kandahar in Afghanistan. The tell is about 8… Shad-i Mashhad Shah-e Mashhad (Pashto) is a former Ghurid madrasa, in ruins, located in the Badghis provi… Shahr-e Gholghola Shahr-e-Gholghola or Gholghola City (Dari) (also City of Screams, City of Woe, City of Sor… Shortugai Shortugai (Shortughai), in Darqad District of northern Afghanistan, was a trading colony o… Surkh Kotal Surkh Kotal (Persian: Chashma-i Shir; also called Sar-i Chashma, is an ancient archaeologi… Takht-e Rostam Takht-e Rostam (Dari) or Stupa of Takht-e Rostam is a stupa Buddhist monastery complex 2 k… Tapa Shotor Tapa Shotor, also Tape Shotor or Tapa-e-shotor ("Camel Hill"), was a large Sarvastivadin m… Tepe Narenj Narenj Hill, locally known as Tepe Narenj (meaning orange hill), is an archaeological site… Tillya Tepe Tillya tepe, Tillia tepe or Tillā tapa (Ṭalā-tappe, literally "Golden Hill" or "Golden Mou…