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Afghanistan

55 places in the atlas, 1 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Archaeological wonders25
Temple complexes22
Ancient cities13
Tells5
Buried cities3
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Hellenistics2
Ancient villages1
Bactrians1
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Verified35
Accepted20

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Afghanistan5
Herat3
Samangan Province3
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Balkh Province2
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Kabul

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Afghanistan, Baghlan Province, Puli Khumri District, Surkh Kotal hill 18 km north of Puli Khumri, Hindu Kush southern piedmont overlooking Baghlan valley1

Afghanistan, Kapisa Province, Bagram District, Begram (Kapisa) at Panjshir–Ghorband confluence 50 km north of Kabul, Hindu Kush southern apron1

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Archaeological wonders25 Temple complexes22 Ancient cities13 Tells5 Buried cities3 Mounds3 Stupas3 Fortresses2 Hellenistics2 Ancient villages1 Bactrians1 Bactrian forts1 Bactrian mounds1 Bilingual edicts1

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UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Partially excavated25 Not applicable19 Excavated6 Buried3 Excavation ongoing2

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afghanistan20 archaeological wonder14 temple complex13 wikipedia sourced12 wikidata researched7 kushan6 ancient city4 tell4 bactrian3 bronze age3 buddhist3 dafa3 samangan provin3 bactria2 balkh2 bamyan province2 begram2 buried city2

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Archaeological wonders

🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Archaeological wonder

Shewaki

village in Kabul Province, Afghanistan

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