Kara-Tepe

Surxondaryo Region · Uzbekistan

Kara-Tepe, Uzbekistan
Photo: Marat Nadjibaev, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A Buddhist cave monastery complex on the outskirts of Termez, carved into low hills near the river. Its rock-cut cells and shrines document the spread of Buddhism through ancient Bactria.

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