Shewaki

Shewaki

Shewaki

Village in Kabul Province, Afghanistan

Shewaki (Dari: شيوکى) is a village located in the Hindaki area of Afghanistan, in Bagrami District, Kabul Province, near the mountains Koh e Hindaki and Munar e Chakari (not related to Chakari, Afghanistan).

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Shewaki is derived from Shiva, the supreme Hindu deity.[citation needed]

Shewaki Stupa

Shewaki is the site of Shahbahar (King's Vihara), one of Afghanistan's major Hindu temples.[citation needed] Shahbahar was a Buddhist stupa during the Kushans dynasty and a Hindu temple in the time of the Kabul Shahi. It was constructed between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE.[1] In 2022, the reconstruction of Shewaki Stupa finished. The restoration work cost more than $80,000.[2]

Pictures of the ruins of the Shewaki Stupa as Shahbahar or King's Vihara

References

  1. [1]
    "Shewaki: Conservation of Buddhist-era Built Heritage". issuu.
  2. [2]
    "Officials: Reconstruction of Historical Sites Has Begun". TOLOnews.
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