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Shewaki

Coordinates: 34°27′N 69°13′E / 34.450°N 69.217°E / 34.450; 69.217
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Shewaki
شيوکى
Village
Shewaki Stupa, 1939
Shewaki Stupa, 1939
Shewaki is located in Afghanistan
Shewaki
Shewaki
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°27′N 69°13′E / 34.450°N 69.217°E / 34.450; 69.217
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKabul Province
DistrictBagrami
Elevation
1,798 m (5,899 ft)

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

Shewaki Stupa

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Tope of Shewaki, sketch by Charles Masson (1833)

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 took two and a half years and cost more than $80,000.[2]

References

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