Ajina-Teppa Buddhist Monastery Excavation

Ajinateppa is a Buddhist monastery cluster located 12 kilometers east of the city of , . Buddhism in Tokharistan is said to have enjoyed a revival under the Western Turks.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Also known as: “Adzhina-Tepa”, “Ajinatepa Buddhist monastery”, “Ajinateppa”, “Buddhistic cloister of Ajina-Tepa”, “Аджина-тепе”, “Аджина–Тепе”, “ایوان بودایی اجینه‌تپه”, “阿吉納特佩佛寺”, and “阿吉那丘”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bustonqala and Somoniyon.

Town
is a town and jamoat in . is situated 6 km north of Ajina-Teppa Buddhist Monastery Excavation.

Town
is a town and jamoat in the of . is situated 6 km southwest of Ajina-Teppa Buddhist Monastery Excavation.

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Bokhtar, previously known as , Kurganteppa…

Ajina-Teppa Buddhist Monastery Excavation

Latitude
37.79789° or 37° 47′ 52″ north
Longitude
68.85445° or 68° 51′ 16″ east
Open location code
8J9CQVX3+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 520822443
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q4057547
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Uzbek—“Ajina-Teppa Buddhist Monastery Excavation” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ajina-Tepa”
  • Chinese: “阿迪纳·帖佩”
  • Dutch: “Buddhistic cloister of Ajina-Tepa”
  • Finnish: “Ajina Tepe”
  • Georgian: “აჯინა-თეფე”
  • German: “Adschina-Teppa”
  • German: “Ajina Tepe”
  • Hebrew: “אג’ינה טפה”
  • Japanese: “アジナ・テパ遺跡”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ajina Tepe”
  • Norwegian: “Ajina Tepe”
  • Persian: “اجینه‌تپه”
  • Polish: “Ruiny klasztoru buddyjskiego Ajina-Teppa”
  • Russian: “Аджина-тепа”
  • Russian: “Аджина-Тепе”
  • Sinhala: “ආජීනාතෙපා”
  • Slovenian: “Adžina Tepe”
  • Swedish: “Buddhistiska klostret i Ajina-Tepa”
  • Tajik: “Аҷинатеппа”
  • Tatar: “Адҗина-тепе калкулыгындагы буддачылык кәшишханәсе хәрабәләре”
  • Tatar: “Адҗинатеппа”
  • Thai: “อาจีนาเทปพา”
  • Turkish: “Acına Tepe”
  • Uzbek: “Ajinatepa”

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