Nava Vihara, Balkh

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The Nava Vihāra were two Buddhist monasteries close to the ancient city of Balkh in northern Afghanistan. Historical accounts report it as flourishing as an important centre of Buddhism between the seventh and eleventh centuries CE. It may have been founded considerably earlier, perhaps in or after the reign of the Kushan emperor Kaniṣka, in the second century CE. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°43'47"N, 66°53'7"E

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Nava Vihara – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Qala-i-Jangi, Haji Piyada, Baktra, Cyropolis.

7 miSE
Archaeological site
Qala-i-Jangi
179 min walk • Qala-i-Jangi is a 19th-century fortress located near Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. It is known for being the site of a bloody 2001 Taliban uprising named the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, in which at least 470 people were killed, including CIA agent Johnny "Mike" Spann.
1.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Haji Piyada
37 min walk • Haji Piyada Mosque ḤĀJI PIĀDA or Noh Gonbad Mosque, a Samanid-style building in Balkh province of northern Afghanistan. Built in the 9th century, it is thought to be the earliest Islamic building in the country.
2.8 miN
City wall
Baktra, Balkh
71 min walk • Bactria, or Bactriana, was an ancient region in Central Asia. Bactria proper was north of the Hindu Kush mountain range and south of the Oxus river, covering Afghanistan.
3.1 miN
Archaeological site
Cyropolis, Balkh
79 min walk • Cyropolis was an ancient city founded by Cyrus the Great to mark the northeastern border of his Achaemenid Empire.
2.2 miNE
Town
Eucratideia, Balkh
57 min walk • Eucratideia was an ancient town in Bactria mentioned by a few ancient writers. It was most likely a foundation of Eucratides I who is the more important ruler of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom with the name Eucratides. Not much is known about this city and it might be just a renaming of an already existing town rather than a new foundation.

Nava Vihara, Balkh

Facts and practical information

Nava Vihara – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Qala-i-Jangi

Haji Piyada

Baktra, Balkh

Cyropolis, Balkh

Eucratideia, Balkh