Shewaki

Shewaki شيوکى
Village
Shewaki Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°27′N 69°13′E / 34.450°N 69.217°E / 34.450; 69.217
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Kabul Province
District	Bagrami
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

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 cost more than $80,000.^[2]

Pictures of the ruins of the Shewaki Stupa as Shahbahar or King's Vihara

• Stupas in Kabul Province
• Shewaki Stupa
• Shewaki Stupa
• Minar e Shewaki

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This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 08:13