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032. Chaghan Sarai
Variant Name:
Chiga Serai
Kunar Province. At the confluence of the Pech and Kunar Rivers, circa 100 kilometers northeast of Jalalabad.
Date: Turki-Hindu Shahi, 8th-10th century AD (ceramic, stylistic).
An extensive fortification system consisting of ramparts, towers and buildings on a hill overlooking a Moslem cemetery. Incorporated into some of the graves are some ancient sculpture fragments, possibly from a shrine dedicated to a Shivaite linga cult in a medieval northwestern Indian style.
Source: Warwick Ball, Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan, 1982, n. 154
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Latitude |
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34° 53' N
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34.883333° N |
Longitude |
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71° 09' E
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71.150000° E |
UTM x |
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696485.1964986371 |
UTM y |
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3862214.1909585125 |
Zone |
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42N |
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MGRS |
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42SXP9648562214 |

Chaghan Sarai is found at the
above coordinates on JOG map
1501ANI4208_geo.pdf
FlashEarth aerial view of Chaglan Sarai (external resource).
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