Tacht-i Rustam (Samangan)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Persian تخت رستم
Tacht-e Rostam near Aibak
Tacht-e Rostam near Aibak (Afghanistan)
Tacht-e Rostam near Aibak
Tacht-e Rostam near Aibak
Coordinates 36 ° 15 ′  N , 68 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 15 ′  N , 68 ° 1 ′  E
Basic data
Country Afghanistan

province

Samangan
Aybak district Template: Infobox location / maintenance / V-level
ISO 3166-2 AF-SAM
height 959 m

Tacht-i Rustam or Tacht-e Rostam ( Persian تخت رستم, 'Throne of Rostam ') is a Buddhist archaeological site 2 km southeast of Aibak ( Samangan Province ).

literature

  • Klaus Fischer : Monuments from prehistoric and historical times. In: Willi Kraus (Ed.): Afghanistan: Natur, Geschichte u. Culture, state, society. Tübingen 1975, ISBN 3-7711-0150-6 , p. 142.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ L. Dupree: Aybak. In: Encyclopaedia Iranica . Ehsan Yarshater , December 15, 1987, accessed April 5, 2015 .