Tartiki, Tajikistan
Kalai Kafirnigan
Kalai Kafirnigan, also Kala-i Kafirnigan was a Buddhist temple in the region of Tokharistan, dated to the 7th-8th century CE. Buddhism in Tokharistan is said to have enjoyed a revival under the Western Turks. Several monasteries of Tokharistan dated to the 7th-8th centuries display beautiful Buddhist works of art, such as Kalai Kafirnigan, Ajina Tepe, Khisht Tepe or Kafyr Kala, around which Turkic nobility and populations followed Hinayana Buddhism.
- City
- Tartiki
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
Background: Wikipedia