Shewaki

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).

Shewaki
شيوکى
Village
Shewaki is located in Afghanistan
Shewaki
Shewaki
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°27′N 69°13′E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKabul Province
DistrictBagrami
Elevation
1,798 m (5,899 ft)

Shewaki is derived from Shiva, the supreme Hindu deity.

Shewaki Stupa

Shewaki is the site of Shahbahar (King's Vihara), one of Afghanistan's major Hindu temples. 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

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